German submarine U-450

	U-995, a Type VIIC U-boat at the German navy memorial at Laboe. U-450 was almost identical
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-450
Ordered	21 November 1940
Builder	Schichau-Werke, Danzig
Yard number	1521
Laid down	22 July 1941
Launched	4 July 1942
Commissioned	12 September 1942
Fate	Sunk on 10 March 1944 in the western Mediterranean Sea south of Ostia
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla; 12 September 1942 – 31 May 1943; 9th U-boat Flotilla; 1 June – 30 November 1943; 29th U-boat Flotilla; 1 December 1943 – 10 March 1944;
Identification codes:	M 49 679
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Kurt Böhme; 12 September 1942 – 10 March 1944;
Operations:	3 patrols:; 1st patrol:; a. 27 May – 22 June 1943; b. 18 – 19 September 1943; c. 29 – 30 September 1943; d. 7 – 8 October 1943; 2nd patrol:; a. 14 – 15 October 1943; b. 17 October – 8 November 1943; 3rd patrol:; 14 February – 10 March 1944;
Victories:	None

German submarine U-450 was a Type VIIC U-boat in the service of Nazi Germany during World War II.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-450". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

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History
U-995, a Type VIIC U-boat at the German navy memorial at Laboe. U-450 was almost identical
Nazi Germany
Name	U-450
Ordered	21 November 1940^[1]
Builder	Schichau-Werke, Danzig^[1]
Yard number	1521
Laid down	22 July 1941^[1]
Launched	4 July 1942^[1]
Commissioned	12 September 1942^[1]
Fate	Sunk on 10 March 1944 in the western Mediterranean Sea south of Ostia^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
Service record^[1]
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla 12 September 1942 – 31 May 1943 9th U-boat Flotilla 1 June – 30 November 1943 29th U-boat Flotilla 1 December 1943 – 10 March 1944
Identification codes:	M 49 679
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Kurt Böhme 12 September 1942 – 10 March 1944
Operations:	3 patrols: 1st patrol: a. 27 May – 22 June 1943 b. 18 – 19 September 1943 c. 29 – 30 September 1943 d. 7 – 8 October 1943 2nd patrol: a. 14 – 15 October 1943 b. 17 October – 8 November 1943 3rd patrol: 14 February – 10 March 1944
Victories:	None