U-588

Summary

U-588 is an U-boat^[1]. U-588 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-588's image is recorded as U-588 25.03.1942 St.Nazaire.png^[3].
• U-588's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-588's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-588's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[6].
• U-588's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[7].
• U-588's Commons category is recorded as U-588 (submarine, 1941)^[8].
• U-588's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[9].
• U-588's yard number is recorded as 564^[10].
• U-588's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n5wgm5^[11].
• U-588's significant event is recorded as order^[12].
• U-588's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• U-588's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• U-588's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• U-588's significant event is recorded as sinking^[16].
• U-588's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[17].
• U-588's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[18].
• U-588's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[19].
• U-588's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[20].

Why It Matters

U-588 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] U-588 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]