U-597
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 16 Jan, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 13 Jan, 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 573) | ||
| Launched | 1 Oct, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 20 Nov, 1941 | Kptlt. Eberhard Bopst | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 20 Nov, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1942 - 12 Oct, 1942 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 12 Oct, 1942 south-west of Iceland, in position 56.50N, 28.05W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/H). 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Wolfpack operations
U-597 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Wolf (13 Jul, 1942 - 21 Jul, 1942)
Steinbrock (1 Aug, 1942 - 7 Aug, 1942)
Luchs (1 Oct, 1942 - 7 Oct, 1942)
Panther (8 Oct, 1942 - 12 Oct, 1942)
Leopard (8 Oct, 1942 - 12 Oct, 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-597 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 Adventures, Wiggins, Melanie, 1999 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 |