U-508

Summary

U-508 is an U-boat^[1]. U-508 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-508's image is recorded as U-505chicago.jpg^[3].
• U-508's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-508's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-508's shipping port is recorded as Lorient^[6].
• U-508's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[7].
• U-508's yard number is recorded as 304^[8].
• U-508's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46, 'lon': -7.5}^[9].
• U-508's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n46tkz^[10].
• U-508's significant event is recorded as order^[11].
• U-508's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[12].
• U-508's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[13].
• U-508's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[14].
• U-508's significant event is recorded as sinking^[15].
• U-508's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[16].
• U-508's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[17].
• U-508's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[18].

Why It Matters

U-508 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] U-508 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]