U-642

Summary

U-642 is an U-boat^[1]. U-642 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-642 is in the country of France^[3].
• U-642's image is recorded as 80-G-205263 (19528201420).jpg^[4].
• U-642's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[5].
• U-642's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[6].
• U-642's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[7].
• U-642's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[8].
• U-642's Commons category is recorded as U-642 (submarine, 1942)^[9].
• U-642's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[10].
• U-642's yard number is recorded as 618^[11].
• U-642's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.11666666666667, 'lon': 5.916666666666667}^[12].
• U-642's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011q9s78^[13].
• U-642's significant event is recorded as order^[14].
• U-642's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[15].
• U-642's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[16].
• U-642's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[17].
• U-642's significant event is recorded as sinking^[18].
• U-642's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[19].
• U-642's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[20].
• U-642's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[21].
• U-642's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[22].

Why It Matters

U-642 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] U-642 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]