German submarine U-197
- Displacement
- 1,585 long tons (1,610 t)
- Length
- 87.58 m (287.3 ft)
- Beam
- 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
- Speed
- 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h, 23.9 mph)
- Complement
- 55
- Main gun
- 105 mm (4.1 in)
Service
- as U-19710 October 1942 — 20 August 1943314 days of the war
- Name
- U-197
- Builder
- DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
- Ordered
- 4 November 1940
- Laid down
- 5 July 1941
- Launched
- 21 May 1942
- Commissioned
- 10 October 1942
- Fate
- Sunk, 20 August 1943 (1943)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 1,585 long tons (1,610 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 1,771 long tons (1,799 t)
- Length
- 87.58 m (287.3 ft) OA
- Beam
- 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
- Draught
- 5.4 m (17.7 ft)
- Speed
- 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h, 23.9 mph)
- Range
- 12,750 nmi (23,613 km)
- Complement
- 55
- Main gun
- 105 mm (4.1 in)
U-197 was a Type IXD2 submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen on 5 July 1941. Launched on 21 May 1942, she entered service on 10 October 1942.
Her class ran to 33 ships. The class followed the Type I and was succeeded by the Type XXI.
The boat displaced 1,585 long tons surfaced and 1,771 long tons submerged. She measured 87.6 m (287 ft) long with a beam of 7.5 m (25 ft). Her designed speed was 20.8 knots, and she carried a complement of 55.
Her main battery was one 105 mm (4.1 in) guns.
She was in commission for 314 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 20 August 1943, at 28°40′S 42°36′E. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 shafts
- 2 × diesel engines
- 2 × electric motors
- Power
- 9000 PS (diesels)
- 1000 PS (electric)
- Armament
- 6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern)
- 24 × 53.3 cm torpedoes
- 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 deck gun (150 rounds)
- 1 × 3.7 cm SK C/30
- 2 × 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Sister ships
- German submarine U-177
- German submarine U-178
- German submarine U-179
- German submarine U-180
- German submarine U-181
- German submarine U-182
- German submarine U-195
- German submarine U-196
- German submarine U-198
- German submarine U-199
- German submarine U-200
- German submarine U-847
- German submarine U-848
- German submarine U-849
- German submarine U-850
- German submarine U-851
- German submarine U-852
- German submarine U-859
- German submarine U-860
- German submarine U-861
- German submarine U-862
- German submarine U-863
- German submarine U-864
- German submarine U-871
Sources
- Facts harvested from German submarine U-197 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.