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Wolfgang Aldermann17 November 1943 \u2013 6 December 1944Operations:1 patrol:25 November \u2013 6 December 1944Victories:NoneGerman submarine U-297 was a Type VIIC\/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II.She was laid down on 27 January 1943 by the Bremer Vulkan Werft (yard) at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 62, launched on 9 October 1943 and commissioned on 17 November with Oberleutnant zur See Wolfgang Aldermann in command.In one patrol, she did not sink or damage any ships.She was sunk by a British aircraft on or after 6 December 1944.Fifty men died; there were no survivors.German Type VIIC\/41 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-297 had a displacement of 759 tonnes (747 long tons) when at the surface and 860 tonnes (850 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10\u00a0m (220\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in), a pressure hull length of 50.50\u00a0m (165\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in), a beam of 6.20\u00a0m (20\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in), a height of 9.60\u00a0m (31\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in), and a draught of 4.74\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350\u00a0kW; 2,760 to 3,160\u00a0shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460\/8\u201327 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550\u00a0kW; 740\u00a0shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23\u00a0m (4\u00a0ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750\u00a0ft).The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8\u00a0km\/h; 20.4\u00a0mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1\u00a0km\/h; 8.7\u00a0mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150\u00a0km; 92\u00a0mi) at 4 knots (7.4\u00a0km\/h; 4.6\u00a0mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700\u00a0km; 9,800\u00a0mi) at 10 knots (19\u00a0km\/h; 12\u00a0mph). U-297 was fitted with five 53.3\u00a0cm (21\u00a0in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8\u00a0cm (3.46\u00a0in) SK C\/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one 3.7\u00a0cm (1.5\u00a0in) Flak M42 and two 2\u00a0cm (0.79\u00a0in) C\/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Table of ContentsService history[edit]Patrol and loss[edit]Previously recorded fate and wreck discovery[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]External links[edit]Service history[edit]The boat’s service life began with training with the 8th U-boat Flotilla in November 1943. She was then transferred to the 11th flotilla for operations on 1 November 1944.She made the short journey from Kiel in Germany to Horten Naval Base in Norway, arriving on 18 November 1944.Patrol and loss[edit]U-297‘s only patrol began from Horten; it took her through the ‘gap’ between the Faroe and the Shetland Islands.She was sunk by a Sunderland flying boat of No. 201 Squadron RAF on 6 December 1944, 16 nautical miles (30\u00a0km; 18\u00a0mi) west of Yesnaby in the Orkney Islands.Previously recorded fate and wreck discovery[edit]U-297 was originally thought to have been sunk on 6 December 1944 by depth charges dropped by the British frigates HMS\u00a0Loch Inch and Goodall. She had also been listed as missing since 3 January 1945 probably in the Pentland Firth.The wreck of U-297 was found and identified in May 2000. It lies at a depth of 285\u00a0ft (87\u00a0m).See also[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]Gr\u00f6ner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815\u20131945. Vol.\u00a02. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN\u00a00-85177-593-4.Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II\u00a0: a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN\u00a01-55750-186-6.Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol.\u00a0IV. Hamburg; Berlin; Bonn: Mittler. ISBN\u00a03-8132-0514-2.Kemp, Paul (1999). U-Boats Destroyed – German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN\u00a01-85409-515-3.External links[edit]Helgason, Gu\u00f0mundur. “The Type VII\/C41 boat U-297”. German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.Hofmann, Markus. “U 297“. Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 – u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2014.Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1944Shipwrecks1 Dec: HMS\u00a0Empire Dace2 Dec: Hawaii Maru3 Dec: USS\u00a0Cooper, Revoljucija4 Dec: Kishinami5 Dec: Hozu, USS\u00a0LSM-1496 Dec: Antoine Saugrain, HMS\u00a0Bullen, U-2977 Dec: USS\u00a0Mahan, USS\u00a0Ward9 Dec: U-38710 Dec: William S. Ladd11 Dec: USS\u00a0Reid12 Dec: Uzuki, U-416, Y\u016bzuki, Z35, Z3613 Dec: U-36514 Dec: HMS\u00a0Aldenham15 Dec: USS\u00a0LST-472, USS\u00a0LST-73817 Dec: U-77218 Dec: USS\u00a0Hull, USS\u00a0Monaghan, Schleswig-Holstein, USS\u00a0Spence, Theresia L M Russ, U-1209, Z\u00e4hringen19 Dec: U-737, Unry\u016b21 Dec: USS\u00a0LST-460, USS\u00a0LST-74922 Dec: USS\u00a0LST-56324 Dec: Alan A. Dale, HMCS\u00a0Clayoquot, L\u00e9opoldville26 Dec: HMS\u00a0Capel, Kiyoshimo, U-2342, Benjamin Ide Wheeler27 Dec: U-87728 Dec: Empire Javelin, John Burke, U-73529 Dec: U-32230 Dec: USS\u00a0Porcupine, Hobart Baker31 Dec: U-2530Unknown date: Ha-83, U-196, U-400Other incidents"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/german-submarine-u-297-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-297 – Wikipedia"}}]}]