U-603

Summary

U-603 is an U-boat^[1]. U-603 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-603's image is recorded as 80-G-68713 (19946246011).jpg^[3].
• U-603's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-603's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-603's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[6].
• U-603's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[7].
• U-603's Commons category is recorded as U-603 (submarine, 1941)^[8].
• U-603's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[9].
• U-603's yard number is recorded as 579^[10].
• U-603's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.9167, 'lon': -26.1667}^[11].
• U-603's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0114r63k^[12].
• U-603's significant event is recorded as order^[13].
• U-603's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[14].
• U-603's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[15].
• U-603's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[16].
• U-603's significant event is recorded as missing in action^[17].
• U-603's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[18].
• U-603's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[19].
• U-603's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[20].
• U-603's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[21].

Why It Matters

U-603 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] U-603 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]