| German submarine U-345 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | U-345 |
| Ordered: | 10 April 1941 |
| Builder: | Nordseewerke, Emden |
| Yard number: | 217 |
| Laid down: | 9 July 1942 |
| Launched: | 11 March 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 4 May 1943 |
| Fate: | Damaged beyond repair by US bombs in December 1943; mined off Warenmünde (Rostock) December 1945[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: |
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296. |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced 7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged |
| Range: |
15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers and ratings |
| Armament: |
• 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) • 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines • 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds) • Various AA guns |
| Service record[2] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
8th U-boat Flotilla (4 May–23 December 1943) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt. Ulrich Knackfuß (4 May–23 December 1943) |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-345 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She carried out no patrols. She did not sink or damage any ships.
She was damaged beyond repair, December 1943 and mined, December 1945.
Service history[]
The submarine was laid down on 9 July 1942 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden as 'werk' 217, launched on 11 March 1943 and commissioned on 4 May under the command of Oberleutnant Ulrich Knackfuß. U-342 served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla from 4 May 1943.
Fate[]
She was hit during a USAAF raid on Kiel on 13 December 1943. The damage was severe enough that she was paid off on the 23rd. After the German surrender in May 1945, she was mined off Warenmünde, (north of Rostock), in December.[3]
References[]
- Notes
- ↑ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1999, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, p. 162.
- ↑ "The Type VIIC boat U-345 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/u345.htm. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ Kemp, p. 162
- Bibliography
External links[]
- U-345 at u-boot-archiv.de (German)
See also[]
The original article can be found at German submarine U-345 and the edit history here.