U-13 (1940): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

U-13 1940

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	U-13	Wikidata label
Year lost	1940	Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
Era	Second World War	derived from year
Ship type	U-boat	Wikidata P31 instance of
Cause of loss	War action	Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence
Nationality / flag	Nazi Germany	Wikidata P8047 country of registry
Operator	Kriegsmarine	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	World War II	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	North Sea	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	England	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 23 km from land
Position	52.4300, 2.0300	Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-13 was a Type IIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine which was commissioned on 30 November 1936, following construction at the Deutsche Werke shipyards at Kiel. The first commander on board was Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen. In her career she completed nine patrols, all while serving with the 1st U-boat Flotilla. The U-boat succeeded in sinking nine ships and damaging three more.

Location

Recorded position: 52.4300, 2.0300 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: North Sea
Nearest coast: England

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-13 (1935) (revision 1367244989), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.