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had a surface speed of up to 8.82 knots (16.33 km/h; 10.15 mph) and could go as fast as 6.22 knots (11.52 km/h; 7.16 mph) while underwater. The U-boat could carry up to 27 tonnes (27 long tons) of diesel fuel, giving her a range of 6,940 nautical miles (12,850 km;
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in the 1930s with an eye toward rebuilding the submarine. Engineers from AG Weser determined that restoration of the submarine was feasible, but this was never accomplished. Remains recovered from the wreck were buried in Varna after a funeral procession through town in November 1938.
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with the intent of raising it for restoration as a training vessel, or, at the very least, to recover the sunken U-boat's 8.8-centimeter (3.5 in) deck gun. An additional consideration was the recovery of the remains of
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s wreck was raised in an operation that cost several times less than the cost of a new 8.8-centimeter gun. The remains recovered were buried on 26 February 1936 in a Varna cemetery, after a procession through the town.
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s German builder, inspected the hulk and determined that repair of the wreck was feasible. A restoration of the submarine to operating condition, as either a training vessel or a military, would cost 21 million
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7,990 mi)at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). Her electric motors and batteries provided a range of 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi)at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) while submerged.
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and two on deck, all of whom were injured; the other fifteen men on board perished in the attack. One of the survivors died from the severity of his wounds the following day.
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between 270 and 305 tonnes (266 and 300 long tons), depending on whether surfaced or submerged. She was equipped to carry a complement of four torpedoes for her two bow
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of 3.68 metres (12 ft 1 in) when surfaced. She displaced 305 tonnes (300 long tons) while submerged but only 272 tonnes (268 long tons) on the surface.
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s deck gun was reused, however, and one of the U-boat's diesel engines was restored to operating condition and used on the training ship
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could also carry twice the torpedo load of her UB I counterparts, and nearly ten times as much fuel. To contain all of these changes the
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and three of her sister ships in the Pola Flotilla were ordered to Constantinople and, en route, had to navigate through the
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which was located farther south and closer to the Mediterranean. German U-boats typically returned to Pola only for repairs.
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The German submarines in the Black Sea accomplished little, sinking only six ships between August and the end of the year;
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shipyard on 3 September 1915. As one of six U-boats selected for service in the Mediterranean while under construction,
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The 31-year-old Palis had been in the Navy's April 1904 cadet class with 20 other future U-boat captains, including
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s port side directly into a second minefield that had been laid by Russian forces the night before. A
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was towed into Trebizond and converted to a landing platform, making the ship an apparent total loss.
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was sunk 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) southwest of Cape Matapan. The 4,721 GRT
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45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
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was 36.90 metres (121 ft 1 in) long and 4.37 metres (14 ft 4 in)
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was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 26 May 1916 under the command of
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s first success occurred when in three days she sank two steamers. The first,
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Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal
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s control room and engine room with enough force to break the boat in half.
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The Bulgarian submarine order was cancelled by Germany after the start of
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base, boats of the flotilla operated out of the Austro-Hungarian base at
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was broken into railcar-sized components and shipped overland to the
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on 31 July 1915 as one of a series of six UB II boats (numbered from
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discovered the location of the wreck, which was resting at position
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accounted for two of these while in the Black Sea. On 31 August,
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at the time. Two days later, the U-boat torpedoed the 3,701 GRT
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sank so rapidly that the only survivors were three men on the
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s crew. On 19 July 1934, after a two-year search, Bulgarian
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was about 37 metres (121 ft 5 in) in length and
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Messimer identifies the Bulgarian ship as the destroyer
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was broken into railcar-sized components and shipped to
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was equipped with two 50-centimeter (19.7 in) bow
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(1985). 1563: 1561: 1559: 1557: 1484: 1482: 1480: 1478: 1476: 577:was more than double that of the UB I boats. 8: 929:conceived a plan to search for the wreck of 862:The 13 November 1938 funeral procession for 1716: 1714: 1712: 1457: 1455: 1453: 976:, near the then Bulgarian–Romanian border. 869:s crewmen after the U-boat's 1936 recovery. 2417: 2403: 2395: 2126: 2112: 2104: 1021: 573:was larger, and the surface and submerged 269:(16.33 km/h; 10.15 mph) surfaced 1734: 1732: 1730: 1728: 1726: 1496: 1494: 505:In five patrols in her six-month career, 253:, 280 PS (210 kW; 280 shp) 246:, 284 PS (209 kW; 280 bhp) 1400: 1398: 1396: 1394: 888:that had cleared a path through Russian 19:For other ships with the same name, see 2749:World War I shipwrecks in the Black Sea 1875:. Stanford: Stanford University Press. 1392: 1390: 1388: 1386: 1384: 1382: 1380: 1378: 1376: 1374: 1370: 1205: 549:design improved upon the design of the 1952:Verschollen: World War I U-boat losses 1622:"Ships hit during WWI: Ville De Rouen" 1435: 532:s wreck was located and raised by the 486:and had an 5-centimeter (2.0 in) 213:4.37 m (14 ft 4 in) o/a 25: 654:. The U-boat was also armed with one 623:The submarine was equipped with twin 513: (GRT). In early November 1916, 192:36.90 m (121 ft 1 in) 60: 7: 198:27.90 m (91 ft 6 in) 180:305 t (300 long tons) submerged 1806:Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH 1521:"WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Palis" 1222:"WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Palis" 819:sank the 2,660 GRT Italian steamer 46:damage that sank the U-boat during 747:. Two days later, the French ship 311:2 × 50 cm (19.7 in) bow 226:3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) 14: 2729:World War I submarines of Germany 1238:For cadet crew information, see: 772:for submarines to operate in the 667:was laid down by AG Weser at its 656:8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 580:The German Imperial Navy ordered 462:was ordered in July 1915 and was 325:8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 2692: 2687: 2675: 2667: 1692:"Ships hit during WWI: Gioconda" 1596:"Ships hit during WWI: Virginia" 1160: 1127: 1094: 1061: 881:, under escort by the Bulgarian 62: 29: 2041:The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945 1536:Palis had previously commanded 517:was departing from the base at 509:sank four ships of 15,361  1925:A Naval History of World War I 1666:"Ships hit during WWI: Tevere" 1242:"WWI Officer Crews: Crew 4/04" 831:had been requisitioned by the 525:later died from his injuries. 424:built for and operated by the 1: 766:Germany's conquest of Romania 2724:U-boats commissioned in 1916 2719:German Type UB II submarines 2135:German Type UB II submarines 2071:U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy 1950:Messimer, Dwight R. (2002). 1218:For Palis information, see: 715:Deutsche U-Halbflotille Pola 1750:(in Bulgarian) (4): 45–48. 1265:The other three boats were 1188: 1183: 1171: 1146: 1138: 1113: 1105: 1080: 1072: 1047: 359:12 August – 6 November 1916 16:German Type UB II submarine 2770: 2734:Maritime incidents in 1916 2384:List of U-boats of Germany 1848:(in German). Vol. I. 1842:Rössler, Eberhard (1979). 1739:Panayotov, Atanas (2006). 1174: 1158: 1151: 1141: 1125: 1118: 1108: 1092: 1085: 1075: 1059: 1052: 1018:Summary of raiding history 851:was the last ship sunk by 18: 2662: 2379: 2359: 2141: 1923:Halpern, Paul G. (1994). 1748:Военноисторически Сборник 987:Engineers from AG Weser, 784:, which had been heavily 335: 148: 55: 28: 1796:Bendert, Harald (2000). 873:At 14:30 on 6 November, 377:26 May – 6 November 1916 242:2 × 4-stroke 6-cylinder 149:General characteristics 2039:Tarrant, V. E. (1989). 798:Constantinople Flotilla 792:in the middle of 1916. 541:Design and construction 355:Constantinople Flotilla 351:26 May – 12 August 1916 2008:Miller, David (2002). 1977:Miller, David (2002). 870: 805: 714: 433: 395:4 merchant ships sunk 144:Mined, 6 November 1916 2744:U-boats sunk by mines 1898:Naval Institute Press 1871:Brandt, Karl (1952). 1690:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1664:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1620:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1594:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1568:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1519:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1405:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1240:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1220:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1168:Imperial Russian Navy 861: 833:Imperial Russian Navy 719:Austro-Hungarian Navy 650:and could carry four 21:German submarine U-45 2739:U-boats sunk in 1916 1854:Bernard & Graefe 1645:Halpern, pp. 248–49. 1570:"Ships hit by UB 45" 1407:"WWI U-boats: UB 45" 835:and was in use as a 698:Oberleutnant zur See 452:, and was sunk by a 426:German Imperial Navy 158:Type UB II submarine 50:is visible at right. 2014:St. Paul, Minnesota 1983:St. Paul, Minnesota 1894:Annapolis, Maryland 1357:gross register tons 1027: 960: /  565:. As a UB II boat, 511:gross register tons 2486:Chester A. Congdon 2067:Williamson, Gordon 1470:Williamson, p. 13. 1022: 871: 762:s largest victim. 456:in November 1916. 434:Kaiserliche Marine 2704: 2703: 2392: 2391: 2084:978-1-84176-362-0 2050:978-0-87021-764-7 2023:978-0-7603-1345-9 1992:978-0-7603-1345-9 1961:978-1-55750-475-3 1934:978-0-87021-266-6 1907:978-0-87021-907-8 1720:Messimer, p. 166. 1447:Gardiner, p. 174. 1438:, pp. 23–25. 1197: 1196: 1023:Ships sunk by SM 964:43.200°N 28.150°E 907:exploded between 632:Siemens-Schuckert 405: 404: 2761: 2696: 2691: 2679: 2671: 2655: 2645: 2623: 2605: 2588: 2578: 2568: 2558: 2548: 2537: 2527: 2517: 2507: 2496: 2473: 2462: 2446: 2419: 2412: 2405: 2396: 2128: 2121: 2114: 2105: 2096: 2062: 2035: 2004: 1973: 1946: 1919: 1884: 1867: 1838: 1819: 1783: 1782: 1780: 1778: 1772: 1766:. 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Index

German submarine U-45
UB-45 at Varna in 1936. The mine damage that sank the U-boat during World War I is visible at right.
Varna
mine
World War I
German Empire
AG Weser
Bremen
Type UB II submarine
t
long tons
o/a
pressure hull
propeller shaft
diesel engine
electric motor
knots
nmi
torpedo tubes
torpedoes
8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30
deck gun
Pola Flotilla
Constantinople Flotilla
GRT
Type UB II
submarine
U-boat
German Imperial Navy
German

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