U-558

Summary

U-558 is an U-boat^[1]. U-558 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-558's image is recorded as Niemieckie okręty podwodne (U-Booty typu VII) na północnych wodach USA (2-2547).jpg^[3].
• U-558's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-558's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-558's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[6].
• U-558's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[7].
• U-558's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[8].
• U-558's yard number is recorded as 534^[9].
• U-558's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.1667, 'lon': -9.7}^[10].
• U-558's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05211k0^[11].
• U-558's significant event is recorded as order^[12].
• U-558's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• U-558's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• U-558's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• U-558's significant event is recorded as sinking^[16].
• U-558's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[17].
• U-558's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[18].
• U-558's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[19].
• U-558's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[20].

Why It Matters

U-558 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] U-558 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]