U-559

Summary

U-559 is an U-boat^[1]. U-559 ranks in the top 3% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-559's image is recorded as VIIC vector.svg^[3].
• U-559's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-559's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-559's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[6].
• U-559's GND ID is recorded as 4648123-0^[7].
• U-559's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[8].
• U-559's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[9].
• U-559's yard number is recorded as 535^[10].
• U-559's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.5, 'lon': 33}^[11].
• U-559's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01lzw2^[12].
• U-559's significant event is recorded as order^[13].
• U-559's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[14].
• U-559's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[15].
• U-559's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[16].
• U-559's significant event is recorded as sinking^[17].
• U-559's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking^[18].
• U-559's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[19].
• U-559's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[20].
• U-559's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[21].
• U-559's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[22].

Why It Matters

U-559 ranks in the top 3% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).^[2] U-559 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] U-559 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]