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SM U-45

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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-45.
History
German Empire
NameU-45
Ordered22 June 1914
BuilderKaiserliche Werft Danzig
Yard number23
Launched15 April 1915
Commissioned9 October 1915
FateSunk 12 September 1917
General characteristics [1]
Class & typeType U-43 submarine
Displacement
  • 725 t (714 long tons) surfaced
  • 940 t (930 long tons) submerged
Length65.00 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) (oa)
  • 4.18 m (13 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
Height9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught3.74 m (12 ft 3 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × 2,000 PS (1,471 kW; 1,973 shp) surfaced
  • 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 15.2 knots (28.2 km/h; 17.5 mph) surfaced
  • 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 11,400 nmi (21,100 km; 13,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 51 nmi (94 km; 59 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement36
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • III Flotilla
  • 11 November 1916 - 12 September 1917
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Erich Sittenfeld
  • 9 October 1915 - 12 September 1917
Operations: 7 patrols
Victories:
  • 27 merchant ships sunk
    (47,286 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (3,891 GRT)

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.

U-45 was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of Ireland (55°48′N 7°30′W / 55.800°N 7.500°W / 55.800; -7.500) by the Royal Navy submarine HMS D7 on 12 September 1917 with the loss of 43 of her 45 crewmen.

Summary of raiding history

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Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[2]
27 April 1916 Industry United Kingdom 4,044 Sunk
30 April 1916 Vinifreda Spain 1,441 Sunk
2 May 1916 Le Pilier France 2,427 Sunk
2 May 1916 Maud United Kingdom 120 Sunk
5 July 1916 Geertruida Netherlands 140 Sunk
28 September 1916 Fuchsia United Kingdom 145 Sunk
21 January 1917 Gladys United Kingdom 275 Sunk
21 January 1917 Lucy United Kingdom 280 Sunk
21 January 1917 Star of the Sea United Kingdom 197 Sunk
26 January 1917 Tabasco United Kingdom 2,987 Sunk
2 February 1917 Garnet Hill Russian Empire 2,272 Sunk
3 February 1917 Belford United Kingdom 1,905 Sunk
3 February 1917 Eavestone United Kingdom 1,858 Sunk
4 February 1917 Eridania Kingdom of Italy 3,171 Sunk
4 February 1917 Thor II Norway 2,144 Sunk
10 February 1917 Ostrich United Kingdom 148 Sunk
28 April 1917 Olga Russian Empire 1,672 Sunk
3 May 1917 Palm Branch United Kingdom 3,891 Damaged
3 May 1917 Truvor Russian Empire 2,462 Sunk
11 May 1917 Hermes Russian Empire 3,579 Sunk
19 May 1917 Elise Denmark 137 Sunk
1 July 1917 Eclipse United Kingdom 185 Sunk
15 July 1917 Mariston United Kingdom 2,908 Sunk
16 July 1917 Ribston United Kingdom 3,372 Sunk
17 July 1917 Haworth United Kingdom 4,456 Sunk
20 July 1917 Nevisbrook United Kingdom 3,140 Sunk
21 July 1917 Dafila United Kingdom 1,754 Sunk
24 July 1917 Zateja Russian Empire 67 Sunk

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
  2. ^ Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

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  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
  2. ^ 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

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  • 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.

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