German submarine U-145 (1940)
II D
M 26 997
German works, Kiel
September 25, 1939
274
March 29, 1940
September 21, 1940
October 16, 1940
3 patrols
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U 145 was a German U- boat of the type II D, which was used in World War II by the German Navy.
History
The contract for the boat was awarded on 25 September 1939 the German shipyard works, Kiel. The keel was laid on March 29, 1940, the launching on 21 September 1940. Went into service under Captain Lieutenant Henry Driver finally took place on 16 October 1940.
The boat belonged after its commissioning on 16 October 1940 to 18 December 1940 as the training boat for the first U- Flotilla in Kiel. 19 December 1940 to 8 May 1945 school boat in the 22 U- Flotilla in Gdynia and Wilhelmshaven. During this time, the boat was used in Operation Barbarossa as a front boat.
U 145 took during his service three patrols, where it could damage or sink any ships.
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First patrol
The boat was launched on June 18, 1941 at 19.00 clock of Gdynia, and ran on 7 July 1941 at 14.07 clock in Stormelö. On this lasting 19 days, 854.6 nm and 556.4 nm over under water long company in the Baltic Sea Ventspils, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa were no ships sunk or damaged.
Second patrol
The boat was launched on July 14, 1941 at 09.00 clock of Stormelö, and expired on July 29, 1941 at 16.00 clock back there one. On this lasting 16 days and 745.7 nm and 417.6 nm over under water long company in the Baltic Sea, north of Osel and Dago and before Hango no ships were sunk or damaged.
Third patrol
The boat ran out on August 9, 1941 by Stormelö, and expired on August 28, 1941 at 22.40 clock in Oxthöft. On this lasting 20 days, and 1051.3 nm and 548.7 nm over under water long company in the Baltic Sea, in Ventspils, Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Hango no ships were sunk or damaged.
Whereabouts
On June 30, 1945, the boat of Wilhelmshaven was transferred to Loch Ryan to be sunk in Operation Deadlight. On December 22, 1945 U 145 sank in tow of the British destroyer HMS Onslow at 03:50 clock at 55 ° 47 'N, 9 ° 56' W55.783333333333 - 9.9333333333333 Marine Planquadrat AM 5246th Because a ruptured hawser was not the intended sinking area achieved.