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German World War I submarine sunk in Lake Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-97.
SM UC-97 was a German Type UC III minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I.
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UC-97 at Toronto, 1919 | |
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German Empire | |
Name | UC-97 |
Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg[2] |
Yard number | 331[1] |
Launched | 17 March 1918[1] |
Commissioned | 3 September 1918[1] |
Fate | Surrendered, 22 November 1918; sunk as target in Lake Michigan, 7 June 1921[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type UC III submarine |
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Beam | 5.54 m (18 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
Draft | 3.77 m (12 ft 4 in) |
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Range |
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Test depth | 75 m (246 ft) |
Complement | 32 |
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Notes | 15-second diving time |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
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