List of all U-boats
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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| 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). | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-597 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Wolf (13 Jul 1942 - 30 Jul 1942)
Pirat (30 Jul 1942 - 3 Aug 1942)
Steinbrinck (3 Aug 1942 - 11 Aug 1942)
Blitz (22 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942)
Tiger (26 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942)
Luchs (1 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942)
Panther (6 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942)
Leopard (12 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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