List of all U-boats
U-397
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||||||
Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||||||||||||
Laid down | 29 Aug 1942 | Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 29) | ||||||||||||||||
Launched | 6 Oct 1943 | |||||||||||||||||
Commissioned | 20 Nov 1943 | Oblt. Fritz Kallipke | ||||||||||||||||
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||||||
Fate |
Scuttled on 5 May 1945 in the Gelting Bay. Wreck broken up. | |||||||||||||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-397 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
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