U-561

Summary

U-561 is an U-boat^[1]. U-561 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-561's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[3].
• U-561's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[4].
• U-561's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[5].
• U-561's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[6].
• U-561's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[7].
• U-561's participated in conflict is recorded as Mediterranean U-boat Campaign^[8].
• U-561's yard number is recorded as 537^[9].
• U-561's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.266667, 'lon': 15.65}^[10].
• U-561's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/010gkcd7^[11].
• U-561's significant event is recorded as order^[12].
• U-561's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• U-561's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• U-561's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• U-561's significant event is recorded as sinking^[16].
• U-561's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[17].
• U-561's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[18].
• U-561's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[19].
• U-561's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[20].

Why It Matters

U-561 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] U-561 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]