U-387 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-387 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | 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 | Battle of the Atlantic, North Atlantic weather war | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Barents Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Russia | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 9 km from land |
| Position | 69.6800, 33.2000 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
The German submarine U-387 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She carried out ten patrols. She sank no ships. She was a member of eleven wolfpacks. She was sunk by HMS Bamborough Castle in the Barents Sea on 9 December 1944.
Location
- Recorded position: 69.6800, 33.2000 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Barents Sea
- Nearest coast: Russia
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-387 (revision 1367589240), 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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