SM UC-45

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-45.
History
German Empire
NameUC-45
Ordered20 November 1915[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg[2]
Yard number78[1]
Launched20 October 1916[1]
Commissioned18 November 1916[1]
FateSurrendered, 24 November 1918; broken up, 1919 – 20[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine
Displacement
  • 400 t (390 long tons), surfaced
  • 480 t (470 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam
  • 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.7 knots (21.7 km/h; 13.5 mph), surfaced
  • 6.7 knots (12.4 km/h; 7.7 mph), submerged
Range
  • 9,410 nmi (17,430 km; 10,830 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
  • 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement26
Armament
Notes48-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • I Flotilla
  • 10 February – 17 September 1917
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Hubert Aust[4]
  • 18 November 1916 – 27 July 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Hans Soergel[5]
  • 28 July – 31 August 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Werner Ackermann[6]
  • 1 – 17 September 1917
Operations: 5 patrols
Victories: 12 merchant ships sunk
(16,854 GRT)

SM UC-45[Note 1] was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 20 November 1915 and was launched on 20 October 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 18 November 1916 as SM UC-45. In five patrols UC-45 was credited with sinking 12 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-45 sank in a diving accident on 17 September 1917 in the North Sea. The German salvage vessel Vulkan raised the wreck and UC-45 re-entered service on 24 October 1918. She was surrendered on 24 November 1918 and broken up at Preston in 1919–20.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 45". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
  3. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hubert Aust". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Soergel". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Werner Ackermann". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2015.


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