German submarine U-45 (1938)

	U-45 conducting speed trials in 1938. Note her number on the conning tower, it was removed at the beginning of the war
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-45
Ordered	21 November 1936
Builder	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel
Laid down	23 February 1937
Launched	27 April 1938
Commissioned	25 June 1938
Fate	Sunk, 14 October 1939, southwest of Ireland. 38 dead, no survivors.
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIB U-boat
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 753 t (741 long tons) ↑; 857 t (843 long tons) ↓
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 66.5 m (218 ft 2 in) o/a; 48.8 m (160 ft 1 in) pressure hull
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help); 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) overall; 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6 cylinder, 4-stroke F46 diesel engines totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW) Max rpm: 470-490 ↑; 2 × BBC GG UB 720/8 electric engines totalling 750 shp (560 kW) ↓
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 17.9 kn (33.2 km/h); 8 kn (15 km/h)
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 8,700 nmi (16,112 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)↑; 90 nmi (170 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h)
Test depth	230 m (750 ft). Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	44 to 48 officers and ratings
Armament	list error: mixed text and list (help); 5 x 53.3cm torpedo tubes: four bow, one stern (14 torpedoes or 26 TMA or 39 TMB mines); 1 x 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun with 220 rounds; C30 20 mm flak guns;
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); Kriegsmarine:; 7th U-boat Flotilla (Front Boat)
Commanders:	Kptlt. Alexander Gelhaar
Operations:	list error: <br /> list (help); Two:; 1st patrol:; 19 August 1939–15 September 1939; 2nd patrol:; 9 Oct 1939–14 October 1939
Victories:	Two ships sunk, total tonnage 19,313 GRT

German submarine U-45 was a Type VIIB U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 21 November 1936 and laid down on 23 February 1937 at F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG in Kiel as 'werk' 580. She was launched on 27 April 1938 and commissioned on 25 June 1938 under the command of Kapitänleutnant (Kptlt.) Alexander Gelhaar.

During her Kriegsmarine service, U-45 conducted only two war patrols and sank two vessels for a loss of 19,313 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help).

While operating with others in an attack on an Allied convoy, U-45 was sunk by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Inglefield, Ivanhoe and Intrepid on 14 October 1939 southwest of Ireland.^[1]^[2]

First war patrol

Her training exercises completed, U-45 left Kiel on her first war patrol on 19 August 1939 (prior to the outbreak of World War II) under the command of Kptlt. Alexander Gelhaar. During 28 days at sea no enemy vessels were attacked and the submarine returned to her base at Kiel on 15 September 1939.

Second war patrol

Sailing again on 9 October 1939 under the command of Kptlt. Alexander Gelhaar, U-45 began her second and final war patrol. On 14 October, the U-boat sighted and attacked convoy KJF-3 about 230 miles southwest of Ireland. This attack yielded the only two successes by U-45, the 9,205 British freighter Lochavon and the 10,108 French merchant ship Bretagne. U-45 also attacked but failed to damage the 10,350 ton British steam merchantman Karamea; the single torpedo fired at this ship detonated prematurely (a common problem early in the war). Survivors of this attack were picked up by HMS Ilex and landed at Plymouth. U-45 was depth-charged and sunk by other escorts; all 38 crew members went down with the submarine.

References

^ "The Type VIIB boat U-45 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
^ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed, German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. 1997. p. 61. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3

External links

U-45 at uboatnet

50°58′N 12°57′W / 50.967°N 12.950°W / 50.967; -12.950

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[1] "The Type VIIB boat U-45 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-01-08.

[2] Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed, German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. 1997. p. 61. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3

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Type VIID	U-213 U-214 U-215 U-216 U-217 U-218
Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
Preceded by: Type II Followed by: Type IX List of U-boats of Germany

First war patrol

Second war patrol

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