U-550

Summary

U-550 is an U-boat^[1]. U-550 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-550's image is recorded as U-550 crew abandons ship.jpg^[3].
• U-550's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-550's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-550's manufacturer is recorded as Deutsche Werft^[6].
• U-550's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2015049110^[7].
• U-550's vessel class is recorded as Type IX submarine^[8].
• U-550's Commons category is recorded as U-550 (submarine, 1943)^[9].
• U-550's shipping port is recorded as Lorient^[10].
• U-550's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[11].
• U-550's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.85, 'lon': -71.96666666666667}^[12].
• U-550's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0923pr^[13].
• U-550's significant event is recorded as order^[14].
• U-550's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[15].
• U-550's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[16].
• U-550's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[17].
• U-550's significant event is recorded as sinking^[18].
• U-550's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[19].
• U-550's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[20].
• U-550's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[21].

Why It Matters

U-550 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).^[2] U-550 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] U-550 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]