List of all U-boats
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 |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
Fate |
Decommissioned on 23 December 1943 at Kiel, after being damaged in the Howaldtswerke shipyard by bombs during a US air raid (8th AF) on 13 December 1943. Foundered while under tow on 2 February 1944 in the Baltic Sea north of Warnemünde, in position 54.20,5N, 12.04,5E. Wreck raised in April 1953 and broken up at Stralsund. | ||||||
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.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
Commander stepping on Ship |
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