German submarine U-45 (1938)

VII B

M 08 204

Germania Werft in Kiel

November 21, 1936

G.580

February 23, 1937

April 27, 1938

June 25, 1938

June 25, 1938 - October 14, 1939 Lieutenant Alexander Geelhaar

2 patrols

2 ships ( 19,313 GRT)

U 45 was a German U- Boat Type VII B, which was used in World War II by the Kriegsmarine.

History

The construction contract for the boat was awarded on 21 November 1936, the Germania shipyard in Kiel. The keel was laid on February 23, 1937, the launching on 27 April 1938 to the putting under Lieutenant Alexander Geelhaar on 25 June 1938.

The boat belonged to its sinking on 14 October 1939 as a training and front boat to Unterseebootflottille " Wegener " in Kiel. It took two patrols on which it could sink two ships with a total tonnage of 19,313 GRT.

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First patrol

The boat was launched on August 19, 1939 at 0:00 clock from Kiel and on September 15, 1939 at 17:03 clock back there one. On this lasting 28 days and 4,799 nautical miles across and 66.4 nm long under water company in the North Atlantic north-west of Ireland, no ships were sunk or damaged.

Second patrol

The boat ran out on October 5, 1939 by Kiel and was sunk on October 14, 1939 in the North Atlantic. In these nine -day things in the North Atlantic, two ships were sunk with 19,313 tons.

Whereabouts

On October 14, 1939 U 45 was south-west of Ireland in position 50 ° 58 ' N, 12 ° 7' W50.966666666667 - 12.116666666667 marine- grid square BE 3311 by depth charges of the British destroyer HMS Icarus, HMS Inglefield, HMS Ivanhoe and HMS Intrepid sunk. All 38 crew members were killed.

U 45 had to complain no casualties among its crew until his demise.