U-99

Summary

U-99 is an U-boat^[1]. U-99 ranks in the top 2% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-99's image is recorded as SS Merisaar's lifeboat approaching U-99.jpeg^[3].
• U-99's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-99's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-99's manufacturer is recorded as Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft^[6].
• U-99's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 144737361^[7].
• U-99's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIB submarine^[8].
• U-99's part of is recorded as 7th U-boat Flotilla^[9].
• U-99's part of is recorded as 7th U-boat Flotilla^[10].
• U-99's has use is recorded as education^[11].
• U-99's has use is recorded as emergency operations^[12].
• U-99's Commons category is recorded as U-99^[13].
• U-99's shipping port is recorded as Kiel^[14].
• U-99's powered by is recorded as diesel engine^[15].
• U-99's powered by is recorded as electric motor^[16].
• U-99's armament is recorded as 8.8 cm SK C/35 gun^[17].
• U-99's armament is recorded as 2 cm FlaK 30^[18].
• U-99 was dissolved in +1941-03-17T00:00:00Z^[19].
• U-99's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[20].
• U-99's yard number is recorded as 593^[21].
• U-99's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61, 'lon': -12}^[22].
• U-99's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026bqfc^[23].
• U-99's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2005280389^[24].
• U-99's service entry is recorded as +1940-04-18T00:00:00Z^[25].
• U-99's cause of destruction is recorded as depth charge^[26].
• U-99's significant event is recorded as order^[27].

Why It Matters

U-99 ranks in the top 2% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).^[2] U-99 has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] U-99 is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]