German submarine U-81
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German submarine U-81 was a German Type VIIC U-boat of the Kriegsmarine in World War II, best known for sinking the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in 1941.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Type VIIC submarine
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U-boat ⓘ World War II submarine ⓘ |
| armament |
5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
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8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| assignedTo |
29th U-boat Flotilla
NERFINISHED
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7th U-boat Flotilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackDate | 13 November 1941 ⓘ |
| attackedBy | USAAF bombers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 6.20 m ⓘ |
| builder | Bremer Vulkan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air raid ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 26 April 1941 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 44 to 60 men ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | 871 t ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | 769 t ⓘ |
| draught | 4.74 m ⓘ |
| enteredMediterranean | 1941 ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in air raid at Pola on 9 January 1944 ⓘ |
| firstCommander | Friedrich Guggenberger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | U-81 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | sinking the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 11 May 1940 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 22 February 1941 ⓘ |
| length | 67.10 m ⓘ |
| maximumSubmergedSpeed | about 7.6 knots ⓘ |
| maximumSurfaceSpeed | about 17.7 knots ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Reichskriegsflagge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | 1941–1944 ⓘ |
| patrolArea |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
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North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| sankShip | HMS Ark Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Pola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedOn | post-war ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Bremer Vulkan shipyard, Bremen-Vegesack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| submarineClass | Type VIIC submarine ⓘ |
| sunkAt | Pola, Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 9 January 1944 ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torpedoed | HMS Ark Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torpedoTubesBow | 4 ⓘ |
| torpedoTubesStern | 1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Ark Royal