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U-12 1939

U-12: U-9 IWM HU 1012
Image: not identified. "Official photograph", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameU-12Wikidata label
Year lost1939Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typeU-boatWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagNazi GermanyWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorKriegsmarineWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanNorth SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastEnglandNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 7 km from land
Position51.1700, 1.5000Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-12 was a Type IIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine laid down on 20 May 1935 by Germaniawerft at Kiel and commissioned on 30 September.

Location

  • Recorded position: 51.1700, 1.5000 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: North Sea
  • Nearest coast: England

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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