SM U-97
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-97.
SM U-97 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-97 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[5] The German unit sank by accident on her way to surrender at position 53°25′N 3°10′E.
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Name | U-97 |
Ordered | 15 September 1915 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 261 |
Laid down | 25 March 1916 |
Launched | 4 April 1917 |
Commissioned | 16 May 1917 |
Fate | Sank 21 November 1918 en route to surrender |
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Class and type | Type U 93 submarine |
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Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 3.94 m (12 ft 11 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 32 enlisted |
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Operations: | 5 patrols |
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