U-397
Type | VIIC | |||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||||||
| Laid down | 29 Aug, 1942 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel (werk 29) | ||||||
| Launched | 6 Oct, 1943 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 20 Nov, 1943 | Oblt. Fritz Kallipke | ||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 20 Nov, 1943 - 31 May, 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1944 - 30 Jun, 1944 7. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul, 1944 - 19 Feb, 1945 23. Flottille (school boat) 20 Feb, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 in the Gelting Bay. | |||||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-397 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |