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Type	VIIC
Ordered	10 Apr 1941
Laid down	9 Jul 1942	Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 217)
Launched	11 Mar 1943
Commissioned	4 May 1943	Oblt. Ulrich Knackfuss
Commanders	4 May 1943 - 23 Dec 1943   Oblt. Ulrich Knackfuß
Career	No patrols	4 May 1943 - 23 Dec 1943  8. Flottille (training)
Successes	No ships sunk or damaged
Fate	Damaged by US bombs on 13 Dec 1943, stricken at Kiel on 23 Dec, 1943. Later brought to Warnemünde.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-345 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998. Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996. Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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. ... see more Naval books