U-551

Summary

U-551 is an U-boat^[1]. U-551 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-551's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[3].
• U-551's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[4].
• U-551's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[5].
• U-551's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[6].
• U-551's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[7].
• U-551's yard number is recorded as 527^[8].
• U-551's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 62.61666667, 'lon': -16.78333333}^[9].
• U-551's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fyz4d^[10].
• U-551's significant event is recorded as order^[11].
• U-551's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[12].
• U-551's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[13].
• U-551's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[14].
• U-551's significant event is recorded as sinking^[15].
• U-551's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[16].
• U-551's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[17].
• U-551's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[18].
• U-551's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[19].

Why It Matters

U-551 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] U-551 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]