German submarine U-97 (1940)

U-97 was a Type VIIC submarine of the Kriegsmarine. She carried the pennant number 1940. Her keel was laid at Germaniawerft, Kiel on 27 September 1939. She entered service on 28 September 1940, having been launched on 15 August 1940.

Her class ran to 612 ships. The class followed the Type UB III, Vetehinen class and was succeeded by the Type XXI (Late-war replacement).

The boat displaced 757 long tons surfaced and 857 long tons submerged. She measured 67.1 m (220 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 17.7 knots.

Her main battery was one 88 mm (3.5 in) guns.

She was in commission for 991 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 16 June 1943, at 33°00′N 34°00′E. The wreck survives.

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