SM U-45
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-45.
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-45 |
| Ordered: | 22 June 1914 |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Launched: | 15 April 1915 |
| Commissioned: | 9 October 1915 |
| Fate: | 12 September 1917 - Torpedoed by HM Sub D7 W of Shetland at 55°48′N 07°30′W / 55.800°N 7.500°W. 43 dead and 2 survivors. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type U-43 submarine |
| Displacement: | 725 tons surfaced 940 tons submerged 1,059 tons (total) |
| Length: | 65 m (213 ft) (oa 52.51 m (172.3 ft) (pressure hull) |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft) (oa) 4.18 m (13.7 ft) (pressure hull) |
| Height: | 8.7 m (29 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.74 m (12.3 ft) |
| Installed power: | 2400 hp surfaced 1200 hp submerged |
| Speed: | 17.1 kn (31.7 km/h; 19.7 mph) 9.1 kn (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) |
| Range: | •9,400 nmi (17,400 km; 10,800 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced •55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement: | 36 |
| Armament: | •4 x 50 cm (19.7 in)[1] torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern; 6 torpedoes) •1 x 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun with 276 rounds |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Commanders: | Kptlt Erich Sittenfeld |
| Operations: | 7 patrols |
| Victories: |
27 merchant ships sunk (47,286 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (3,891 GRT) |
SM U-45 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-45 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Summary of Raiding Career
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 1916 | Industry |  United Kingdom |
4,044 | Sunk |
| 30 April 1916 | Vinifreda |  Spain |
1,441 | Sunk |
| 2 May 1916 | Le Pilier |  France |
2,427 | Sunk |
| 2 May 1916 | Maud | United Kingdom |
120 | Sunk |
| 5 July 1916 | Geertruida |  Netherlands |
140 | Sunk |
| 28 September 1916 | Fuchsia | United Kingdom |
145 | Sunk |
| 21 January 1917 | Gladys | United Kingdom |
275 | Sunk |
| 21 January 1917 | Lucy | United Kingdom |
280 | Sunk |
| 21 January 1917 | Star of the Sea | United Kingdom |
197 | Sunk |
| 26 January 1917 | Tabasco | United Kingdom |
2,987 | Sunk |
| 2 February 1917 | Garnet Hill |  Russian Empire |
2,272 | Sunk |
| 3 February 1917 | Belford | United Kingdom |
1,905 | Sunk |
| 3 February 1917 | Eavestone | United Kingdom |
1,858 | Sunk |
| 4 February 1917 | Eridania | _crowned.svg.png){kind=small} Kingdom of Italy |
3,171 | Sunk |
| 4 February 1917 | Thor II |  Norway |
2,144 | Sunk |
| 10 February 1917 | Ostrich | United Kingdom |
148 | Sunk |
| 28 April 1917 | Olga | Russian Empire |
1,672 | Sunk |
| 3 May 1917 | Palm Branch | United Kingdom |
3,891 | Damaged |
| 3 May 1917 | Truvor | Russian Empire |
2,462 | Sunk |
| 11 May 1917 | Hermes | Russian Empire |
3,579 | Sunk |
| 19 May 1917 | Elise |  Denmark |
137 | Sunk |
| 1 July 1917 | Eclipse | United Kingdom |
185 | Sunk |
| 15 July 1917 | Mariston | United Kingdom |
2,908 | Sunk |
| 16 July 1917 | Ribston | United Kingdom |
3,372 | Sunk |
| 17 July 1917 | Haworth | United Kingdom |
4,456 | Sunk |
| 20 July 1917 | Nevisbrook | United Kingdom |
3,140 | Sunk |
| 21 July 1917 | Dafila | United Kingdom |
1,754 | Sunk |
| 24 July 1917 | Zateja | Russian Empire |
67 | Sunk |
References
- ↑ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. "U-Boats (1905-18)", in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare, "(Phoebus Publishing, 1978), Volume 23, p.2534.
- ↑ "SM U-45 successes". UBoat.net. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
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