U-979

Summary

U-979 is an U-boat^[1]. U-979 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-979's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[3].
• U-979's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[4].
• U-979's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[5].
• U-979's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[6].
• U-979's yard number is recorded as 179^[7].
• U-979's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.63333333333333, 'lon': 8.383333333333333}^[8].
• U-979's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0131zbw4^[9].
• U-979's significant event is recorded as order^[10].
• U-979's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[11].
• U-979's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• U-979's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[13].
• U-979's significant event is recorded as scuttling^[14].
• U-979's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[15].
• U-979's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[16].
• U-979's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[17].
• U-979's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[18].

Why It Matters

U-979 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] U-979 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]