U-997 by Ivan Berryman. (P) REG221 Launched on 3rd November 1986

Launched on 3rd November 1986 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 14th January 1989

Having evaded anti-submarine defences to reach their target

scoring 6 aerial victories

The 2nd Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys) at Waterloo 1815 by Richard Simkin

U-997 by Ivan Berryman. (P) REG221 Launched on 3rd November 1986DHM6753P. U 997 by Ivan Berryman. A Type VIIC U boat, U 997 was one of lucky ones to survive the war. One of around 700 of the Type VIIs the workhorse of the German U boat threat it was an example of the 91 Type VIIC 41 variety, one of which is the only surviving Type VII in existence (U 995 is a memorial in Germany). U 997 served between September 1943 and the end of the war when the submarine was surrendered and subsequently sunk by Allied aircraft