U-545 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-545 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | U-boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Scuttled | Wikidata P793 significant event: scuttling |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Battle of the Atlantic | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 58.2800, -13.3700 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-545 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was laid down at the Deutsche Werft (yard) in Hamburg as yard number 366 on 1 August 1942, launched on 3 March 1943 and commissioned on 19 May with Kapitänleutnant Gert Mannesmann in command.
U-545 began her service career with training as part of the 4th U-boat Flotilla from 19 May 1943. She was reassigned to the 2nd flotilla for operations on 1 December.
Location
- Recorded position: 58.2800, -13.3700 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-545 (revision 1367647697), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs and trimming at sentence boundaries; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby wrecks
- SS Norge 1904 · 78 km
- U-39 1939 · 95 km
- U-65 1941 · 176 km
- HMS Dundee 1940 · 178 km
- U-357 1942 · 184 km
Other wrecks of the Battle of the Atlantic
- U-850 1943
- U-951 1943
- U-954 1943
- U-966 1943
- U-97 1943
- German submarine U-715 1944
- U-1006 1944
- U-1059 1944
- U-1062 1944
- U-107 1944
All 704 wrecks of the Battle of the Atlantic →
Browse more: Open ocean wrecks · North Atlantic Ocean · Second World War