WWI U-boats

U 45

 

Type

U 43

Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig  (Werk 23)
Ordered 22 Jun 1914 Laid down  
Launched 15 Apr 1915 Commissioned 9 Oct 1915 
Commanders
9 Oct 1915 - 12 Sep 1917   Erich Sittenfeld
Career 7 patrols
11 Nov 1916 - 12 Sep 1917 III Flotilla
Successes27 ships sunk for a total of 47,286 tons.
1 ship damaged for a total of 3,891 tons. 
Fate 12 Sep 1917 - Torpedoed by HM Sub D7 W of Shetlands at 5548N 0730W. 43 dead and 2 survivors. 

See the 28 ships hit by U 45


There was another U 45 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 27 Apr 1938 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 25 Jun 1938. Take a look at the U 45 from WWII.

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