U-540

Summary

U-540 is an U-boat^[1]. U-540 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-540's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[3].
• U-540's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[4].
• U-540's vessel class is recorded as Type IX submarine^[5].
• U-540's shipping port is recorded as Lorient^[6].
• U-540's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[7].
• U-540's yard number is recorded as 361^[8].
• U-540's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.63333333, 'lon': -31.93333333}^[9].
• U-540's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n50dm2^[10].
• U-540's significant event is recorded as order^[11].
• U-540's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[12].
• U-540's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[13].
• U-540's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[14].
• U-540's significant event is recorded as sinking^[15].
• U-540's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[16].
• U-540's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[17].
• U-540's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[18].

Why It Matters

U-540 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] U-540 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]