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U-145

Type

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Ordered25 Sep, 1939
Laid down 29 Mar, 1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 274)
Launched21 Sep, 1940
Commissioned16 Oct, 1940Oblt. Heinrich Driver
Commanders
16 Oct, 1940 - 18 Dec, 1940   Heinrich Driver
19 Dec, 1940 - 21 Oct, 1941   Rudolf Franzius
22 Oct, 1941 - 25 Nov, 1941   Heinz Schomburg
26 Nov, 1941 - 14 Dec, 1942   Reimar Ziesmer
15 Dec, 1942 - 12 Mar, 1944  Oblt. Otto Hübschen
13 Mar, 1944 - 26 Nov, 1944  Oblt. Horst Hübsch
27 Nov, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  Oblt. Friedrich-Karl Görner
Career3 patrols 16 Oct, 1940 - 18 Dec, 1940  1. Flottille (training)
19 Dec, 1940 - 8 May, 1945  22. Flottille (school boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan 30 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 22 Dec, 1945 in position 55.47N, 09.56W.

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Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-145 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II
Niestle, Axel

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German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998