WWI U-boats
U 45
| Type | U 43 | ||||
| Shipyard | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 23) | ||||
| Ordered | 22 Jun 1914 | ||||
| Launched | 15 Apr 1915 | ||||
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1915 | ||||
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| Career | 7 patrols | ||||
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| Successes | 27 ships sunk with a total of 47,286 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 3,891 tons. (View ships hit by U 45) | ||||
| Fate | 12 Sep 1917 - Torpedoed by HM Sub D7 W of Shetlands at 55°48’N 07°30’W. 43 dead and 2 survivors. | ||||
There was another U 45 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 27 Apr 1938 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 25 Jun 1938. Take a look at U 45 from WWII.