SM UB-97
UB-86 and another Type III UB-boat dumped at Falmouth after explosive trials, 1921. | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-97 |
| Ordered | 6 / 8 February 1917 |
| Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
| Cost | 3,654,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 113 |
| Launched | 13 June 1918 |
| Commissioned | 25 July 1918 |
| Fate | Surrendered 21 November 1918; used for explosive trials and dumped on beach 1920; sold for scrap 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| 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 |
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| Service record | |
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| Operations: | No patrols |
| Victories: | None |
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.
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 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.