HMS Seal

1938 Grampus-class submarine
Vehicle u_boat Q545534
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HMS Seal

Summary

HMS Seal is an U-boat[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMS Seal's instance of is recorded as U-boat[3].
  • HMS Seal's instance of is recorded as shipwreck[4].
  • HMS Seal is operated by Kriegsmarine[5].
  • HMS Seal is operated by Royal Navy[6].
  • HMS Seal's manufacturer is recorded as Chatham Dockyard[7].
  • HMS Seal's vessel class is recorded as Grampus-class submarine[8].
  • HMS Seal's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • HMS Seal was part of the conflict Norwegian Campaign[10].
  • HMS Seal's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 54.36666667, 'longitude': 10.18333333}[11].
  • HMS Seal's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[12].
  • HMS Seal's significant event is recorded as ship launching[13].
  • HMS Seal's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning[14].
  • HMS Seal's significant event is recorded as keel laying[15].
  • HMS Seal's pennant number is recorded as N37[16].
  • HMS Seal's described by source is recorded as uboat.net[17].
  • HMS Seal's different from is recorded as HMS Seal[18].
  • HMS Seal's length is recorded as {'amount': '+89.1'}[19].
  • HMS Seal's beam is recorded as {'amount': '+7.7'}[20].
  • HMS Seal's draft is recorded as {'amount': '+5.1'}[21].
  • HMS Seal's name is recorded as HMS Seal[22].
  • HMS Seal's name is recorded as UB[23].
  • HMS Seal's country of registry is recorded as Germany[24].
  • HMS Seal's country of registry is recorded as United Kingdom[25].

Why It Matters

HMS Seal ranks in the top 2% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P495]]: [[Q145]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274415|batch #274415]]"
  2. 20d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → uboat.net
    Beam → {'amount': '+7.7'}
    Instance of → U-boat, shipwreck
    Participated in conflict → Norwegian Campaign
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 27738, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Seal_(1938)`"
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