U-572

Summary

U-572 is an U-boat^[1]. U-572 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-572's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[3].
• U-572's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[4].
• U-572's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[5].
• U-572's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[6].
• U-572's Commons category is recorded as U-572 (submarine, 1941)^[7].
• U-572's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[8].
• U-572's yard number is recorded as 548^[9].
• U-572's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.58333333, 'lon': -54.08333333}^[10].
• U-572's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0w2z40n^[11].
• U-572's significant event is recorded as order^[12].
• U-572's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• U-572's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• U-572's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• U-572's significant event is recorded as sinking^[16].
• U-572's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[17].
• U-572's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[18].
• U-572's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[19].
• U-572's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[20].

Why It Matters

U-572 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2] U-572 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]