SM UC-45 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 20 November 1915 and was launched on 20 October 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 18 November 1916 as SM UC-45. In five patrols UC-45 was credited with sinking 12 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-45 sank in a diving accident on 17 September 1917 in the North Sea. The German salvage vessel raised the wreck and UC-45 re-entered service on 24 October 1918. She was surrendered on 24 November 1918 and broken up at Preston in 1919–20.
Design A Type UC II submarine, UC-45 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a length overall of , a beam of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing (a total of ), two electric motors producing , and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . UC-45 was fitted with six mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageTonnages are in gross register tonsFate19 March 1917Pollux1,196Sunk22 March 1917Egenaes399Sunk22 March 1917Susanna442Sunk23 March 1917Blomwaag695Sunk17 April 1917Bretagne1,110Sunk17 April 1917Charles Goodanew791Sunk18 April 1917Louisiana3,015Sunk26 May 1917Saint Hubert423Sunk28 May 1917Teie1,974Sunk4 June 1917Phemius6,699Sunk7 June 1917Golden Hope67Sunk13 July 1917Afram43Sunk
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