U-552

Summary

U-552 is an U-boat^[1]. U-552 ranks in the top 2% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-552's image is recorded as Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-3676-28, St. Nazaire, Uboot U 552.jpg^[3].
• U-552's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-552's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-552's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[6].
• U-552's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[7].
• U-552's Commons category is recorded as U-552 (submarine, 1940)^[8].
• U-552's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[9].
• U-552's yard number is recorded as 528^[10].
• U-552's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07xsg^[11].
• U-552's pseudonym is recorded as Roter Teufel^[12].
• U-552's significant event is recorded as order^[13].
• U-552's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[14].
• U-552's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[15].
• U-552's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[16].
• U-552's significant event is recorded as scuttling^[17].
• U-552's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[18].
• U-552's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[19].
• U-552's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[20].
• U-552's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Roter Teufel'}^[21].
• U-552's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[22].

Why It Matters

U-552 ranks in the top 2% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month).^[2] U-552 has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] U-552 is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]