U-562

Summary

U-562 is an U-boat^[1]. U-562 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-562's image is recorded as VIIC vector.svg^[3].
• U-562's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-562's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-562's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[6].
• U-562's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[7].
• U-562's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[8].
• U-562's participated in conflict is recorded as Mediterranean U-boat Campaign^[9].
• U-562's yard number is recorded as 538^[10].
• U-562's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.016667, 'lon': -0.55}^[11].
• U-562's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/010xc_84^[12].
• U-562's significant event is recorded as order^[13].
• U-562's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[14].
• U-562's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[15].
• U-562's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[16].
• U-562's significant event is recorded as sinking^[17].
• U-562's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking^[18].
• U-562's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[19].
• U-562's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[20].
• U-562's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[21].
• U-562's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[22].

Why It Matters

U-562 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] U-562 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]