List of all U-boats
U-297
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 14 Oct 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 27 Jan 1943 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 62) | ||||||||
| Launched | 9 Oct 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 17 Nov 1943 | Oblt. Wolfgang Aldegarmann | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk on 6 Dec, 1944 in the North Atlantic, 16 miles west of Yesnaby in the Orkney Islands, by 6 depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn. 201). 50 dead (all hands lost). (FDS/NHB, April 1997). | |||||||||
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The wreck was discovered and identified in May 2000 by Ian Trumpness and Kevin Heath of Stromness. It had been listed on fishing charts but believed to be an unknown fishing vessel. It lies in 285 feet of water.
Previously recorded fate
- Listed as missing on 3 Jan, 1945 in the North Atlantic, probably near the Pentland Firth. (FDS/NHB, April 1997)
- Sunk 6 Dec, 1944 in Pentland Firth, in position 58.44N, 04.29W, by depth charges
from the British frigates HMS Loch Inch and HMS Goodall. (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was actually against U-775 inflicting no damage.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in November 1944 but it was of course installed prior to that date. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Annoucements related to this boat
The wreck of U-297 located (12 Mar 2001)Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-297 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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