Type IX U-boat

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German submarine class World War II submarine

The Type IX U-boat was a class of long-range German submarines used by the Kriegsmarine during World War II, designed for extended patrols and operations far from European waters.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Type IX U-boats	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German submarine class ⓘ World War II submarine ⓘ
armament	anti-aircraft guns ⓘ deck gun ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ
category	military vessel ⓘ submersible warship ⓘ
comparedTo	Type VII U-boat NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Nazi Germany ⓘ
crewType	German naval personnel ⓘ
designedBy	German naval engineers ⓘ
designedFor	extended endurance at sea ⓘ long-range patrols ⓘ operations far from European waters ⓘ
distinguishedBy	greater range than Type VII U-boat ⓘ larger size than Type VII U-boat ⓘ
hasVariant	Type IXA U-boat NERFINISHED ⓘ Type IXB U-boat NERFINISHED ⓘ Type IXC U-boat NERFINISHED ⓘ Type IXC/40 U-boat ⓘ Type IXD U-boat NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra	Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedInPeriod	late 1930s ⓘ
navalBranch	submarine force of the Kriegsmarine ⓘ
navalDoctrineRole	long-range ocean raider ⓘ
notableMissionType	long-range patrol to distant oceans ⓘ
operatedBy	Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator	German U-boat arm ⓘ
partOf	Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ
poweredBy	diesel engines on surface ⓘ electric motors submerged ⓘ
propulsion	diesel-electric ⓘ
strategicPurpose	extend U-boat operations beyond North Atlantic ⓘ
subclassOf	U-boat NERFINISHED ⓘ ocean-going submarine ⓘ
technologyClass	conventional submarine ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ South Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ off the American coast ⓘ
usedFor	commerce raiding ⓘ disrupting Allied shipping ⓘ long-distance reconnaissance ⓘ
usedInPeriod	1939–1945 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2nd U-boat Flotilla → equipment → Type IX U-boat ⓘ

4th U-boat Flotilla → usedEquipment → Type IX U-boat ⓘ

this entity surface form: Type IX U-boats