U-988

Summary

U-988 is an U-boat^[1]. U-988 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-988's image is recorded as VIIC vector.svg^[3].
• U-988's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-988's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-988's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss^[6].
• U-988's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[7].
• U-988's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[8].
• U-988's yard number is recorded as 188^[9].
• U-988's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0131lq_7^[10].
• U-988's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[11].
• U-988's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• U-988's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[13].
• U-988's significant event is recorded as sinking^[14].
• U-988's significant event is recorded as order^[15].
• U-988's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[16].
• U-988's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[17].
• U-988's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[18].
• U-988's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+67.10'}^[19].
• U-988's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+17.7'}^[20].
• U-988's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+7.6'}^[21].
• U-988's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6.20'}^[22].
• U-988's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4.74'}^[23].
• U-988's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[24].

Why It Matters

U-988 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] U-988 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]