SM UB-97

SM UB-97 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (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 British on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. On her way to Falmouth, Cornwall, UB-97 and three other u-boats stranded and were broken up in Falmouth in 1921.

Construction
She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 13 June 1918. UB-97 was commissioned later the same year. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-97 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm deck gun. UB-97 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7120 nmi. UB-97 had a displacement of 510 t while surfaced and 640 t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13 kn when surfaced and 7.4 kn when submerged.