U-47

German submarine U-47 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 25 February 1937 at Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 582 and went into service on 17 December 1938 under the command of Günther Prien.

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1938  Wikimedia, Wikidata
German submarine U-47
length 66.5 metre, draft 4.74 metre, beam 6.2 metre, 1 8.8 cm SK C/35 gun, 1 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling, 5 torpedo tube, 
U-boat, Type VIIB submarine, Kriegsmarine, Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, 

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  U-47 ⓘ
  1938 Type VIIB submarine

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1938 U-47

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Operation Weserübung

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Battle of the Atlantic

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ship launching

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order

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missing in action

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keel laying

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ship refit

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ship commissioning

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ship refit

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Frameless

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2006-1130-500, Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien

German submarine U-47, in 1939-1940 (NH 102539)

U47

U-47

U-47 6

sketched, snorting bull

Heikendorf U-Boot Ehrenmal 2015d b

Heikendorf U-Boot Ehrenmal 2015d

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2006-1130-500, Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien Recolored

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1938	U-47	Type VIIB submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2006-1130-500, Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien		Commons
commons	image		German submarine U-47, in 1939-1940 (NH 102539)		Commons
commons	image		U47		Commons
commons	image		U-47		Commons
commons	image		U-47 6		Commons
commons	image		sketched, snorting bull		Commons
commons	image		Heikendorf U-Boot Ehrenmal 2015d b		Commons
commons	image		Heikendorf U-Boot Ehrenmal 2015d		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2006-1130-500, Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien Recolored		Commons