U-Boat Operations

U-597	Type VIIC
Feldpost Number	M 42 993
Construction Yard	Blohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number	573
Ordered	16th Jan 1940
Keel laid	13th Jan 1941
Launched	1st Oct 1941
Commissioned	20th Nov 1941
Baubelehrung	Baubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen / Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen / 8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.41 - 06.42	8.U-Flottille, Königsberg & Danzig Ausbildungsboot (under training)
06.42 - 10.42	1.U-Flottille, Brest Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
11.41 - 10.42	Eberhard Bopst see also: U-6

Operations information for U-597
27.06.1942 - 16.08.1942 First Sailing - active patrol U-597 left Kiel under the command of Eberhard Bopst on 27th Jun 1942 and arrived at Brest on 16th Aug 1942 after just over seven weeks.
16.09.1942 - 12.10.1942 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 16th Sep 1942, U-597 left Brest under the command of Eberhard Bopst. On the 12th Oct 1942, U-597 was sunk.

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