SM UB-97
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SM UB-97 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 25 July 1918 as SM UB-97.[Note 1]
UB-86 and another Type III UB-boat dumped at Falmouth after explosive trials, 1921. | |
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German Empire | |
Name | UB-97 |
Ordered | 6 / 8 February 1917[1] |
Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
Cost | 3,654,000 German Papiermark |
Yard number | 113 |
Launched | 13 June 1918[2] |
Commissioned | 25 July 1918[2] |
Fate | Surrendered 21 November 1918; used for explosive trials and dumped on beach 1920; sold for scrap 1921 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | German Type UB III submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 3.73 m (12 ft 3 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[2] |
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Service record | |
Commanders: | |
Operations: | No patrols |
Victories: | None |
UB-97 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. After passing into British hands, UB-97 was towed to Falmouth along with five other U-boats [Note 2] for use in a series of explosive test trials by the Royal Navy in Falmouth Bay, in order to find weaknesses in their design. Following her use on 7 March 1921, UB-97 was dumped on Castle Beach and sold to R. Roskelly & Rodgers on 19 April 1921 for scrap (for £50), and partially salvaged over the following decades, although parts remain in situ.[5]