U-512 1942
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-512 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1942 | 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 | 6.8300, -52.4200 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-512 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. U-512 was built by the Deutsche Werft shipyard in Hamburg during 1941, completing in December that year.
After trials and a working up period in the Baltic Sea, U-512 carried out a single patrol off the entrance to the Caribbean Sea and off the northern coast of South America, leaving Germany in August 1942. She sank three merchant ships, before being bombed and sunk by an aircraft of the United States Army Air Forces on 2 October 1942.
Location
- Recorded position: 6.8300, -52.4200 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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