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."
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| 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
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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"
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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 ⓘ |
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