List of all U-boats

U-145

Type

IID

Ordered

25 Sep 1939

Laid down

29 Mar 1940

Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 274)

Launched

21 Sep 1940

Commissioned

16 Oct 1940

Oblt. Heinrich Driver

Commanders

16 Oct 1940	-	18 Dec 1940	Oblt. Heinrich Driver (German Cross in Gold)
19 Dec 1940	-	21 Oct 1941	Kptlt. Rudolf Franzius
22 Oct 1941	-	25 Nov 1941	Oblt. Heinz Schomburg
26 Nov 1941	-	14 Dec 1942	Oblt. Reimar Ziesmer
15 Dec 1942	-	12 Mar 1944	Oblt. Otto Hübschen
13 Mar 1944	-	26 Nov 1944	Oblt. Horst Dieter Hübsch
27 Nov 1944	-	5 May 1945	Oblt. Friedrich-Karl Görner

Career
3 patrols

16 Oct 1940	-	18 Dec 1940	1. Flottille (training)
19 Dec 1940	-	5 May 1945	22. Flottille (school boat)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Surrendered on 5 May 1945 at Heligoland, Germany.

Transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan 30 June 1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 22 Dec, 1945 in position 55.47N, 09.56W.

Final location

View the 3 war patrols

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-145 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.