German submarine U-96
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German submarine U-96 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine in World War II, best known as the real-life inspiration for the novel and film "Das Boot."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| German submarine U-96 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5520334 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German submarine U-96 Context triple: [Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock, service, German submarine U-96]
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German submarine U-75
German submarine U-75 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II, conducting Atlantic patrols and commerce raiding before being sunk in 1941.
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German submarine U-616
German submarine U-616 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated in the Mediterranean during World War II, engaging Allied naval forces before being sunk in 1944.
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German U-boat U-47
German U-boat U-47 was a World War II German submarine commanded by Günther Prien, best known for its daring and highly successful 1939 raid into the British naval base at Scapa Flow.
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U-9
U-9 was a German World War I U-boat famed for its early and dramatic successes in submarine warfare, including the sinking of three British cruisers in a single engagement in 1914.
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German tanker Altmark
The German tanker Altmark was a World War II-era naval auxiliary ship of Nazi Germany, best known for its role in the 1940 Altmark Incident involving the rescue of British prisoners in Norwegian waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German submarine U-96 Target entity description: German submarine U-96 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine in World War II, best known as the real-life inspiration for the novel and film "Das Boot."
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A.
German submarine U-75
German submarine U-75 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II, conducting Atlantic patrols and commerce raiding before being sunk in 1941.
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B.
German submarine U-616
German submarine U-616 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated in the Mediterranean during World War II, engaging Allied naval forces before being sunk in 1944.
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C.
German U-boat U-47
German U-boat U-47 was a World War II German submarine commanded by Günther Prien, best known for its daring and highly successful 1939 raid into the British naval base at Scapa Flow.
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D.
U-9
U-9 was a German World War I U-boat famed for its early and dramatic successes in submarine warfare, including the sinking of three British cruisers in a single engagement in 1914.
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E.
German tanker Altmark
The German tanker Altmark was a World War II-era naval auxiliary ship of Nazi Germany, best known for its role in the 1940 Altmark Incident involving the rescue of British prisoners in Norwegian waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Type VIIC submarine
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U-boat ⓘ World War II naval vessel ⓘ |
| armament |
14 torpedoes
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2 cm anti-aircraft gun ⓘ 5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes ⓘ 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lothar-Günther Buchheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| base |
Lorient
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Nazaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 6.20 m ⓘ |
| builtAt | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ships built in Hamburg
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U-boats commissioned in 1940 ⓘ World War II submarines of Germany ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 1940-09-14 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 44–52 ⓘ |
| dateOfScuttling | 1945-03-30 ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | 871 t ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | 769 t ⓘ |
| draught | 4.74 m ⓘ |
| fate | scuttled ⓘ |
| flagSymbol | laughing sawfish emblem ⓘ |
| flotilla | 7th U-boat Flotilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspirationFor |
film "Das Boot"
NERFINISHED
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novel "Das Boot" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1940-09-16 ⓘ |
| launchedDate | 1940-08-01 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 67.10 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSubmerged | 7.6 kn ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSurfaced | 17.7 kn ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderRank | Kapitänleutnant ⓘ |
| operator | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patrols | 11 war patrols ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | U-96 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfScuttling | Wilhelmshaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByClass | Type VIIB ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| scuttledBy | Kriegsmarine crew ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Blohm & Voss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| submarineClass | Type VIIC ⓘ |
| successes |
damaged 1 ship as total loss
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damaged 4 ships ⓘ sank 27 ships ⓘ |
| testDepth | 230 m ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Bay of Biscay
NERFINISHED
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North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalTonnageSunk | over 180,000 GRT ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: German submarine U-96 Description of subject: German submarine U-96 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine in World War II, best known as the real-life inspiration for the novel and film "Das Boot."
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