German submarine U-245
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German submarine U-245 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 18 November 1942 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as yard number 679, launched on 25 November 1943 and commissioned on 18 December under the command of Korvettenkapitän Friederich Schumann-Hindenberg.[1]
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A cross-section of a Type VIIC U-boat. | |
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Name | U-245 |
Ordered | 10 April 1941 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 679 |
Laid down | 18 November 1942 |
Launched | 25 November 1943 |
Commissioned | 18 December 1943 |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 52 094 |
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3 merchant ships sunk (17,087 GRT) |
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In three patrols, she sank three ships of 17,087 GRT.
She surrendered to the Allies on 9 May 1945.