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SM U-45
SM U-45 was a type U 43 u-boat built at Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 23).
Ordered 22 Jun 1914,
Launched 15 Apr 1915 and
Commissioned on the 9th of Oct 1915.
Commanded by Erich Sittenfeld U-45 undertook 7 patrols between the
11th of Nov 1916 and 12th of Sep 1917 with III Flotilla.
Successes amounted to 27 ships sunk with a total of 47,286 tons and
1 ship damaged with a total of 3,891 tons.
- 27 Apr 1916 Industry 4,044 br
- 30 Apr 1916 Vinifreda 1,441 sp
- 2 May 1916 Le Pilier 2,427 fr
- 2 May 1916 Maud 120 br
- 5 Jul 1916 Geertruida 140 nl
- 28 Sep 1916 Fuchsia 145 br
- 21 Jan 1917 Gladys 275 br
- 21 Jan 1917 Lucy 280 br
- 21 Jan 1917 Star Of The Sea 197 br
- 26 Jan 1917 Tabasco 2,987 br
- 2 Feb 1917 Garnet Hill 2,272 ru
- 3 Feb 1917 Belford 1,905 br
- 3 Feb 1917 Eavestone 1,858 br
- 4 Feb 1917 Eridania 3,171 it
- 4 Feb 1917 Thor Ii 2,144 nw
- 10 Feb 1917 Ostrich 148 br
- 28 Apr 1917 Olga 1,672 ru
- 3 May 1917 Palm Branch (damaged) 3,891 br
- 3 May 1917 Truvor 2,462 ru
- 11 May 1917 Hermes 3,579 ru
- 19 May 1917 Elise 137 da
- 1 Jul 1917 Eclipse 185 br
- 15 Jul 1917 Mariston 2,908 br
- 16 Jul 1917 Ribston 3,372 br
- 17 Jul 1917 Haworth 4,456 br
- 20 Jul 1917 Nevisbrook 3,140 br
- 21 Jul 1917 Dafila 1,754 br
- 24 Jul 1917 Zateja 67 ru
On the 12th of Sep 1917 U45 was torpedoed by HM Sub D7 west of the Shetlands at 5548N 0730W with the loss of 43 of her crew, there were only 2 survivors.
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.
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