SMS V45 1919
Marker: recorded wreck position (Interwar).
Key facts
| Name | SMS V45 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1919 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Interwar | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer, large torpedo boat of German navy | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Scuttled | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | German Empire | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Imperial German Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa Flow | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Scotland | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 3 km from land |
| Position | 58.8274, -3.1745 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SMS V45 was a 1913 Type large torpedo boat (Großes Torpedoboot) of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. V45 was built by AG Vulcan at their Stettin shipyard, being launched on 29 March 1915 and completed on 30 September that year.
V45 served with the German 6th Torpedo Boat Flotilla for the remainder of the war, taking part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. The torpedo boat carried out operations in the English Channel and in the Baltic Sea, and took part in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1917.
V45 was interned at Scapa Flow following the end of the war, and was scuttled on 21 June 1919.
Location
- Recorded position: 58.8274, -3.1745 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
- Nearest coast: Scotland
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby wrecks
- SMS S50 1919 · 1 km
- SMS V43 1921 · 3 km
- SMS V44 3 km
- SMS V46 3 km
- SMS S32 1919 · 3 km
- SMS S51 1919 · 3 km
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- SMS Cöln 1919
- SMS S32 1919
- SMS S36 1919
- SMS S50 1919
- SMS G102 1921
- SMS V43 1921
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