WWI U-boats

UB 45

Type UB II
ShipyardA.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 247)
Ordered 31 Jul 1915
Laid down 3 Sep 1915
Launched 12 May 1916
Commissioned 26 May 1916
Commanders
26 May 1916 - 6 Nov 1916 Kptlt. Karl Palis
Career 5 patrols
26 May 1916 - 12 Aug 1916 Pola Flotilla
12 Aug 1916 - 6 Nov 1916 Constantinople Flotilla
Successes4 ships sunk with a total of 15,361 tons. (View ships hit by UB 45)
Fate 6 Nov 1916 - Struck a mine of Varna in position 43.12N, 28.09E, and sank at once.. 14 dead and 5 survivors.

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