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U-4710 1945

U-4710: Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2008-0212, Uboot Hecht
Image: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameU-4710Wikidata label
Year lost1945Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typeU-boatWikidata P31 instance of
Cause of lossScuttledWikidata P793 significant event: scuttling
Nationality / flagNazi GermanyWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorKriegsmarineWikidata P137 operator
ConflictBattle of the AtlanticWikidata P607 conflict
Nearest coastGermanyNatural Earth (public domain)
Position54.7820, 9.8557Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-4710 was a Type XXIII U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 7 July 1944, and was laid down on 1 March 1945 at Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel, as yard number 952. She was launched on 14 April 1945 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Ludwig von Friedeburg on 1 May 1945.

Location

  • Recorded position: 54.7820, 9.8557 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Nearest coast: Germany

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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