U-345
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 | ||
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| 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 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 |