U-978

Summary

U-978 is an U-boat^[1]. U-978 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-978's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[3].
• U-978's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[4].
• U-978's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[5].
• U-978's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[6].
• U-978's yard number is recorded as 178^[7].
• U-978's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.833333333333336, 'lon': -10.083333333333334}^[8].
• U-978's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ph6vr^[9].
• U-978's significant event is recorded as order^[10].
• U-978's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[11].
• U-978's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• U-978's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[13].
• U-978's significant event is recorded as sinking^[14].
• U-978's significant event is recorded as capitulation^[15].
• U-978's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[16].
• U-978's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[17].
• U-978's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[18].
• U-978's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[19].

Why It Matters

U-978 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2] U-978 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]