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Heinz-Konrad Fenn30 May 1942 \u2013 27 January 1944Oblt.z.S. Rupprecht Fishler, Graf von Treuberg27 January \u2013 24 August 1944Operations:9 patrols:1st patrol:8 November 1942 \u2013 3 January 19432nd patrol:7 February \u2013 27 March 19423rd patrol:27 \u2013 30 April 19434th patrol:a. 10 July \u2013 15 September 1943b. 9 \u2013 10 November 19435th patrol:25 November 1943 \u2013 10 January 19446th patrol:1 \u2013 27 February 19447th patrol:6 \u2013 15 June 19448th patrol:12 \u2013 17 August 19449th patrol:22 \u2013 24 August 1944Victories:NoneGerman submarine U-445 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II.She carried out nine patrols. She sank no ships.She was a member of six wolfpacks.She was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a British warship on 24 August 1944.German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-445 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10\u00a0m (220\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in), a pressure hull length of 50.50\u00a0m (165\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in), a beam of 6.20\u00a0m (20\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in), a height of 9.60\u00a0m (31\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in), and a draught of 4.74\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350\u00a0kW; 2,760 to 3,160\u00a0shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460\/8\u201327 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550\u00a0kW; 740\u00a0shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23\u00a0m (4\u00a0ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750\u00a0ft).The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8\u00a0km\/h; 20.4\u00a0mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1\u00a0km\/h; 8.7\u00a0mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150\u00a0km; 92\u00a0mi) at 4 knots (7.4\u00a0km\/h; 4.6\u00a0mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700\u00a0km; 9,800\u00a0mi) at 10 knots (19\u00a0km\/h; 12\u00a0mph). U-445 was fitted with five 53.3\u00a0cm (21\u00a0in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8\u00a0cm (3.46\u00a0in) SK C\/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a 2\u00a0cm (0.79\u00a0in) C\/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Table of ContentsService history[edit]First patrol[edit]Second and third patrols[edit]Fourth and fifth patrols[edit]Sixth patrol[edit]Seventh and eighth patrols[edit]Ninth patrol and loss[edit]Wolfpacks[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]External links[edit]Service history[edit]The submarine was laid down on 9 April 1941 at Schichau-Werke in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland) as yard number 1505, launched on 19 March 1942 and commissioned on 30 May under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Heinz-Konrad Fenn.She served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla from 30 May 1942 for training and the 6th flotilla from 1 November 1942 for operations.First patrol[edit]U-432‘s first patrol was preceded by the short journey from Kiel in Germany to Marviken. The patrol itself commenced with her departure from Marviken on 8 November 1942. She proceeded via the gap separating the Faroe and Shetland Islands and into the Atlantic Ocean. She arrived at St. Nazaire in occupied France on 3 January 1943.Second and third patrols[edit]Her second sortie was carried out north of the Azores and west of Gibraltar.The submarine’s third patrol was relatively uneventful.Fourth and fifth patrols[edit]The boat’s fourth patrol was, at 68 days, her longest. It took her to the west coast of Africa. The most southerly point, between South America and Africa, was reached on 12 August 1943.She was attacked on patrol number five by a Handley Page Halifax of No. 58 Squadron RAF in the western Bay of Biscay on 2 January 1944. No damage was sustained.Sixth patrol[edit]She fired at what her crew thought was a destroyer west of Ireland on 14 February 1944. Retaliation was swift; the Third Support Group caused severe damage, but the U-boat escaped.Seventh and eighth patrols[edit]U-445‘s seventh outing was relatively short, from 6\u201315 June 1944. She did not leave the Bay of Biscay, but she did move to La Pallice, south of St. Nazaire.Her eighth patrol was also brief and entailed another move; this time to Lorient.Ninth patrol and loss[edit]U-445 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by depth charges dropped by the British frigate HMS\u00a0Louis on 24 August 1944.Fifty-two men died; there were no survivors.Wolfpacks[edit]U-445 took part in six wolfpacks, namely:Drachen (22 November \u2013 3 December 1942)Panzer (3 \u2013 9 December 1942)B\u00fcffel (9 \u2013 15 December 1942)Ungest\u00fcm (15 \u2013 25 December 1942)Robbe (16 February \u2013 13 March 1943)Igel 2 (6 \u2013 14 February 1944)References[edit]Bibliography[edit]Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II\u00a0: a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN\u00a01-55750-186-6.Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol.\u00a0IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN\u00a03-8132-0514-2.Gr\u00f6ner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815\u20131945. Vol.\u00a02. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN\u00a00-85177-593-4.Kemp, Paul (1999). U-Boats Destroyed \u2013 German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN\u00a01-85409-515-3.External links[edit]Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in August 1944Shipwrecks2 Aug: USS\u00a0Fiske3 Aug: HMS\u00a0Quorn4 Aug: Tannenfels, Matsu5 Aug: Mefk\u00fcre, U-6716 Aug: Empire City, Sachsenwald, Th\u00e9tis, U-471, U-736, U-952, U-969, V 215 Oliva7 Aug: Amsterdam, Empire Day, Nagara8 Aug: Conte Verde, HMCS\u00a0Regina, Tama Maru No. 6, V 404 Falke9 Aug: Spichern10 Aug: U-60811 Aug: U-385, U-96712 Aug: T-114, T-118, U-198, U-981, V 410 Germania13 Aug: USS\u00a0Flier, U-270, V 1101 Preu\u00dfsen14 Aug: Gueydon, U-61815 Aug: U-74116 Aug: Tr\u00e9mintin 18 Aug: La Galissonni\u00e8re, Natori, Strasbourg, Taiy\u014d, Teia Maru, U-107, U-129, U-621, V 406 Hans Loh19 Aug: Commandant Teste, Hayasui, Tamatsu Maru, U-123, U-466, V-6112 Friese20 Aug: Richard Montgomery, U-9, U-413, U-984, U-1229. V 409 August B\u00f6sch21 Aug: HMCS\u00a0Alberni, HMS\u00a0Kite, HMS\u00a0Orchis, U-230, V 402 Dr. Adolf Spilker, Z2322 Aug: HMS\u00a0Bickerton, HMS\u00a0Loyalty, Matsuwa, Tsushima Maru, U-344, V 401 Jan Mayen, V 405 J. Hinrich Wilhelms, V 413 Ferdinand Niedermeyer23 Aug: Asakaze, U-18024 Aug: USS\u00a0Harder, NMS\u00a0Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu, U-354, U-445, Z3725 Aug: Sperrbrecher 136, U-18, U-24, U-178, U-667, UIT-21, Y\u016bnagi, Z2426 Aug: Samidare, U-188, V 404 Baden, V 411 Saarland27 Aug: HMS\u00a0Britomart, Clemenceau, HMS\u00a0Hussar28 Aug: John Barry, V 407 Dorum30 Aug: De Grasse, M55331 Aug: ShiratakaUnknown date: Condorcet, Marechal Petain, U-925Other incidents"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/german-submarine-u-445-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-445 – Wikipedia"}}]}]