SM U-45[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-45 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
History | |
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Name | U-45 |
Ordered | 22 June 1914 |
Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
Yard number | 23 |
Launched | 15 April 1915 |
Commissioned | 9 October 1915 |
Fate | Sunk 12 September 1917 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U-43 submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 65.00 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
Beam |
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Height | 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 3.74 m (12 ft 3 in) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Part of: |
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Commanders: |
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Operations: | 7 patrols |
Victories: |
U-45 was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean northwest of the Shetland Islands (55°48′N 7°30′W / 55.800°N 7.500°W) by the Royal Navy submarine HMS D7 on 12 September 1917 with the loss of 43 of her 45 crewmen.
Summary of raiding history
editDate | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[2] |
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27 April 1916 | Industry | 4,044 | Sunk | |
30 April 1916 | Vinifreda | 1,441 | Sunk | |
2 May 1916 | Le Pilier | 2,427 | Sunk | |
2 May 1916 | Maud | 120 | Sunk | |
5 July 1916 | Geertruida | 140 | Sunk | |
28 September 1916 | Fuchsia | 145 | Sunk | |
21 January 1917 | Gladys | 275 | Sunk | |
21 January 1917 | Lucy | 280 | Sunk | |
21 January 1917 | Star of the Sea | 197 | Sunk | |
26 January 1917 | Tabasco | 2,987 | Sunk | |
2 February 1917 | Garnet Hill | 2,272 | Sunk | |
3 February 1917 | Belford | 1,905 | Sunk | |
3 February 1917 | Eavestone | 1,858 | Sunk | |
4 February 1917 | Eridania | 3,171 | Sunk | |
4 February 1917 | Thor II | 2,144 | Sunk | |
10 February 1917 | Ostrich | 148 | Sunk | |
28 April 1917 | Olga | 1,672 | Sunk | |
3 May 1917 | Palm Branch | 3,891 | Damaged | |
3 May 1917 | Truvor | 2,462 | Sunk | |
11 May 1917 | Hermes | 3,579 | Sunk | |
19 May 1917 | Elise | 137 | Sunk | |
1 July 1917 | Eclipse | 185 | Sunk | |
15 July 1917 | Mariston | 2,908 | Sunk | |
16 July 1917 | Ribston | 3,372 | Sunk | |
17 July 1917 | Haworth | 4,456 | Sunk | |
20 July 1917 | Nevisbrook | 3,140 | Sunk | |
21 July 1917 | Dafila | 1,754 | Sunk | |
24 July 1917 | Zateja | 67 | Sunk |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- ^ Tonnages are in gross register tons
Citations
edit- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 45". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
Bibliography
edit- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.