U-506

Summary

U-506 is an U-boat^[1]. U-506 ranks in the top 4% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-506's image is recorded as U-505chicago.jpg^[3].
• U-506's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-506's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-506's manufacturer is recorded as Deutsche Werft^[6].
• U-506's vessel class is recorded as Type IXC submarine^[7].
• U-506's shipping port is recorded as Lorient^[8].
• U-506's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[9].
• U-506's yard number is recorded as 296^[10].
• U-506's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.5, 'lon': -16.5}^[11].
• U-506's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05q7lt8^[12].
• U-506's significant event is recorded as order^[13].
• U-506's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[14].
• U-506's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[15].
• U-506's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[16].
• U-506's significant event is recorded as sinking^[17].
• U-506's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[18].
• U-506's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[19].
• U-506's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[20].

Why It Matters

U-506 ranks in the top 4% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).^[2] U-506 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] U-506 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]