WWI U-boats
U 97
| Type | U 93 | ||||||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 261) | ||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Sep 1915 | ||||||||
| Laid down | 25 Mar 1916 | ||||||||
| Launched | 4 Apr 1917 | ||||||||
| Commissioned | 16 May 1917 | ||||||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | ||||||||
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| Successes | 4 ships sunk with a total of 2,089 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 4,785 tons. (View ships hit by U 97) | ||||||||
| Fate | 21 Nov 1918 - Sank by accident in the North Sea in position 53°28'N, 03°28'E while on passage to surrender.. | ||||||||
The wreck has been located and identified in recent years.
There was another U 97 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Aug 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 28 Sep 1940. Take a look at U 97 from WWII.