Patrol info for U-97
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 15 Jun 1942 | La Spezia | 4 Jul 1942 | Salamis | 20 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Friedrich Bürgel |
1WO Oblt. Victor-Wilhelm Nonn |
ObStrm Wilhelm Prehn |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-97
We have 18 daily positions for the 20 days U-97 was at sea.
Departure from La Spezia on 15 Jun 1942.
16 Jun 1942 - 17 Jun 1942 - 18 Jun 1942 - 19 Jun 1942 - 20 Jun 1942 - 21 Jun 1942 - 22 Jun 1942 - 23 Jun 1942 - 24 Jun 1942 - 25 Jun 1942 - 26 Jun 1942 - 27 Jun 1942 - 28 Jun 1942 - 29 Jun 1942 - 30 Jun 1942 - 1 Jul 1942 - 2 Jul 1942 - 3 Jul 1942 -
Arrival at Salamis on 4 Jul 1942.
Ships hit by U-97 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1942 | U-97 | Friedrich Bürgel |  | Zealand | 1,433 |  | br | Metril | A |
| 28 Jun 1942 | U-97 | Friedrich Bürgel | Memas | 1,755 |  | gr | Metril | B | |
| 1 Jul 1942 | U-97 | Friedrich Bürgel | Marilyse Moller | 786 | | br | C | ||
| 3,974 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (3,974 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-97 during this patrol
1 Jul 1942
HMS Burra located U-97 and dropped three depth charges a few minutes after the U-boat had sunk Marilyse Moller approx 27 miles (43 km) west of Rafah, Palestine. (Sources: ADM 199/1273)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.