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U-923 1945

U-923
Image: UK Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameU-923Wikidata 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
Nearest coastGermanyNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 10 km from land
Position54.5200, 10.3000Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-923 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 6 June 1941, and was laid down on 21 February 1942 at Neptun Werft AG, Rostock, as yard number 510. She was launched on 7 August 1943 and commissioned under the command of Leutnant zur See Heinz Frömmer on 4 October 1943.

Location

  • Recorded position: 54.5200, 10.3000 (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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