U-96

Summary

U-96 is an U-boat^[1]. U-96 ranks in the top 0.39% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (464 views/month, #5 of 1,280).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-96's image is recorded as Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-3712-04A, St. Nazaire, U-96 einlaufend.jpg^[3].
• U-96's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-96's coat of arms image is recorded as Uboat Flo09 logo.svg^[5].
• U-96's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[6].
• U-96's manufacturer is recorded as Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft^[7].
• U-96's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61157038129666862265^[8].
• U-96's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 18093565t^[9].
• U-96's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[10].
• U-96's Commons category is recorded as U-96 (submarine, 1940)^[11].
• U-96's powered by is recorded as diesel engine^[12].
• U-96's powered by is recorded as electric motor^[13].
• U-96's armament is recorded as 8.8 cm SK C/35 gun^[14].
• U-96's armament is recorded as 2 cm FlaK 30^[15].
• U-96's armament is recorded as torpedo tube^[16].
• U-96's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[17].
• U-96's yard number is recorded as 601^[18].
• U-96's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0282mv8^[19].
• U-96's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko20191051509^[20].
• U-96's significant event is recorded as order^[21].
• U-96's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[22].
• U-96's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[23].
• U-96's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[24].
• U-96's significant event is recorded as sinking^[25].
• U-96's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[26].
• U-96's pennant number is recorded as U 96^[27].

Why It Matters

U-96 ranks in the top 0.39% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (464 views/month, #5 of 1,280).^[2] U-96 has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] U-96 is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]