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U-907 1945

U-907
Image: UK Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameU-907Wikidata label
Year lost1945Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typeU-boatWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagNazi GermanyWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorKriegsmarineWikidata P137 operator
ConflictBattle of the AtlanticWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanInner SeasNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastNorthern IrelandNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 12 km from land
Position55.2800, -5.9800Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-907 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 6 August 1942, and was laid down on 1 April 1943 at H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg, as yard number 804. She was launched on 1 March 1944 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Servais Cabolet on 18 May 1944.

Location

  • Recorded position: 55.2800, -5.9800 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Inner Seas
  • Nearest coast: Northern Ireland

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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