U-501 (1941): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

U-501 1941

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	U-501	Wikidata label
Year lost	1941	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	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	North Atlantic Ocean	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Position	62.8300, -37.8300	Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-501 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 12 February 1940 at the Deutsche Werft yard in Hamburg, launched on 25 January 1941 and commissioned on 30 April 1941 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Hugo Förster. The boat served with the 2nd U-boat Flotilla until she was sunk on 10 September 1941.

Location

Recorded position: 62.8300, -37.8300 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean

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OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-501 (revision 1379904965), 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).