U-556

Summary

U-556 is an U-boat^[1]. U-556 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-556 is in the country of Nazi Germany^[3].
• U-556's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-556's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-556's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[6].
• U-556's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[7].
• U-556's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[8].
• U-556's yard number is recorded as 532^[9].
• U-556's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.4, 'lon': -20}^[10].
• U-556's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07xx9^[11].
• U-556's significant event is recorded as order^[12].
• U-556's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• U-556's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• U-556's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• U-556's significant event is recorded as sinking^[16].
• U-556's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[17].
• U-556's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[18].
• U-556's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[19].
• U-556's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[20].

Why It Matters

U-556 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).^[2] U-556 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] U-556 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]