SM U-45[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
U-45 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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| Name | U-45 |
| Ordered | 22 June 1914 |
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Yard number | 23 |
| Launched | 15 April 1915 |
| Commissioned | 9 October 1915 |
| Fate | Sunk 12 September 1917 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Type U-43 submarine |
| Displacement |
- 725 t (714 long tons) surfaced
- 940 t (930 long tons) submerged
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| Length | 65.00 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam |
- 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) (oa)
- 4.18 m (13 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
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| Height | 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 3.74 m (12 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power |
- 2 × 2,000 PS (1,471 kW; 1,973 shp) surfaced
- 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts |
| Speed |
- 15.2 knots (28.2 km/h; 17.5 mph) surfaced
- 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) submerged
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| Range |
- 11,400 nmi (21,100 km; 13,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
- 51 nmi (94 km; 59 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 36 |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- III Flotilla
- 11 November 1916 - 12 September 1917
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| Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Erich Sittenfeld
- 9 October 1915 - 12 September 1917
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| Operations: |
7 patrols |
| Victories: |
- 27 merchant ships sunk
(47,286 GRT)
- 1 merchant ship damaged
(3,891 GRT)
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Close
U-45 was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of Ireland (55°48′N 7°30′W) by the Royal Navy submarine HMS D7 on 12 September 1917 with the loss of 43 of her 45 crewmen.
