U-568

1941 Type VIIC submarine
Vehicle u_boat Q827829
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U-568

Summary

U-568 is an U-boat[1]. U-568 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • U-568's instance of is recorded as U-boat[3].
  • U-568's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss[4].
  • U-568's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine[5].
  • U-568's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic[6].
  • U-568's participated in conflict is recorded as Mediterranean U-boat Campaign[7].
  • U-568's yard number is recorded as 544[8].
  • U-568's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.42, 'lon': 24.53}[9].
  • U-568's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/010xfw8p[10].
  • U-568's significant event is recorded as order[11].
  • U-568's significant event is recorded as keel laying[12].
  • U-568's significant event is recorded as ship launching[13].
  • U-568's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[14].
  • U-568's significant event is recorded as scuttling[15].
  • U-568's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg[16].
  • U-568's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945[17].
  • U-568's described by source is recorded as uboat.net[18].
  • U-568's country of registry is recorded as Germany[19].

Why It Matters

U-568 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] U-568 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] U-568 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The Submarine War, 1939-1945. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ubootarchiv.de. Retrieved . ubootarchiv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). U-568. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/u-568
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_u-568_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{U-568}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/u-568}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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