U-553

Summary

U-553 is an U-boat^[1]. U-553 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-553's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[3].
• U-553's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[4].
• U-553's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[5].
• U-553's shipping port is recorded as Saint-Nazaire^[6].
• U-553's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[7].
• U-553's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Caribbean^[8].
• U-553's participated in conflict is recorded as Second Happy Time^[9].
• U-553's yard number is recorded as 529^[10].
• U-553's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g3h0^[11].
• U-553's significant event is recorded as order^[12].
• U-553's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• U-553's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• U-553's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• U-553's significant event is recorded as missing in action^[16].
• U-553's pennant number is recorded as U 553^[17].
• U-553's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[18].
• U-553's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[19].
• U-553's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[20].
• U-553's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[21].

Why It Matters

U-553 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2] U-553 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]