U-545
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Aug, 1942 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 366) | ||
| Launched | 3 Mar, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 19 May, 1943 | Kptlt. Gert Mannesmann | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 19 May, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Dec, 1943 - 10 Feb, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship damaged for a total of 7.359 GRT | |||
| Fate | Scuttled on 10 Feb, 1944 west of the Hebrides, in position 58.17N, 13.22W, after crippling damage from 4 depth charges dropped by a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 612/O). 1 dead and 56 survivors. | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-545 - View the 1 war patrol
The boat was in fact attacked by two aircraft. The other one, a Canadian Wellington (Sqdn 407), was shot down during the attack.
The survivors were picked up by U-714 after a while and taken to St. Nazaire, France. Kptlt. Mannesmann then commanded U-2502. He died in an air raid on Hamburg on 8 April, 1945.
Attacks on this boat
26 Jan, 1944
The I WO was washed overboard in the North Atlantic. [Oberleutnant zur See Hans Wilkening]
10 Feb, 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British Wellington (Sqdn 407)
U-545 was scuttled after this attack
2 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
26 Jan, 1944
The I WO was washed overboard in the North Atlantic. [Oberleutnant zur See Hans Wilkening]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |