| Career (German Empire) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-97 |
| Ordered: | 15 September 1915 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | Werk 261 |
| Laid down: | 25 March 1916 |
| Launched: | 4 April 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 16 May 1917 |
| Status: | Sank 21 November 1918 enroute to surrender |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type U 93 submarine |
| Displacement: | 808 tons (surfaced) 946 tons (submerged) 1160 tons (total) |
| Length: | 70.60 m (overall) 55.55 m (pressure hull) |
| Beam: | 6.30 m (overall) 4.15 m (pressure hull) |
| Draught: | 4.02 m |
| Propulsion: | 2400 hp (surfaced) 1200 hp (submerged) |
| Speed: | 16.8 knots (surfaced) 9.1 knots (submerged) |
| Range: | 11,220 miles (surfaced) 56 miles (submerged) |
| Complement: | 39 men |
| Armament: | 16 torpedoes (4/2 in bow/stern tubes) 105mm deck gun with 220 rounds 88mm deck gun |
SM U-97 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-97 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[1] The German unit sank by accident on her way to surrender at position .
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