U-30 1945
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-30 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1945 | 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 | Scuttled | Wikidata P828 has cause (on P793 event): Operation Regenbogen |
| Nationality / flag | Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Spanish Civil War, Operation Weserübung, Battle of the Atlantic | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Nearest coast | Denmark | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 54.8282, 9.4273 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-30 was a Type VIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that served during World War II. She was ordered in April 1935 in violation of the Treaty of Versailles, which prevented the construction and commissioning of any U-boats for the German navy, and as part of the German naval rearmament program known as Plan Z. She sank the liner SS Athenia (1922) on 3 September 1939, under the command of Fritz-Julius Lemp. She was retired from front-line service in September 1940 after undertaking eight war patrols, having sunk 17 vessels and damaging two others. U-30 then served in a training role until the end of the war when she was scuttled. She was later raised and broken up for scrap in 1948.
Location
- Recorded position: 54.8282, 9.4273 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Denmark
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-30 (1936) (revision 1326782597), 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.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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