U-245
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 18 Nov 1942 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 679) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 25 Nov 1943 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 18 Dec 1943 | Kptlt. Friedrich Schumann-Hindenberg | ||||||||||||
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| Career 3 patrols |
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| Successes | 3 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) | |||||||||||||
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 attack 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.
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