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U-245

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered10 Apr, 1941
Laid down 18 Nov, 1942 Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 679)
Launched25 Nov, 1943
Commissioned18 Dec, 1943 Kptlt. Friedrich Schumann-Hindenberg
Commanders
18 Dec, 1943 - 8 May, 1945  KrvKpt. Friedrich Schumann-Hindenberg
Career3 patrols 18 Dec, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 Aug, 1944 - 1 Oct, 1944  3. Flottille (front boat)
1 Oct, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  33. Flottille (front boat)
Successes3 ships sunk for a total of 17.087 GRT
Fate

Transferred from Bergen, Norway to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 May 1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 7 Dec, 1945 in position 55.25N, 06.19W

See the 3 ships hit by U-245 - View the 3 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

30 Sep, 1944
In the North Atlantic a Catalina aircraft attacked the boat. The gunners the U-boat managed to keep it at bay and the boat escaped unharmed.

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in April 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-245 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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