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style="padding-left:1em"><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a></span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td><i>U-2545</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Ordered</td><td>6 November 1943</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/Blohm_%26_Voss" class="mw-redirect" title="Blohm & Voss">Blohm & Voss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Yard number</td><td>2545</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>20 November 1944</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>22 February 1945</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Commissioned</td><td>8 April 1945</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td 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class="mw-redirect" title="O/a">o/a</a>)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>8 m (26 ft 3 in)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draught</td><td>6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Diesel/Electric</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × <a href="/wiki/MAN_SE" title="MAN SE">MAN</a> M6V40/46KBB <a href="/wiki/Supercharged" class="mw-redirect" title="Supercharged">supercharged</a> 6-cylinder <a href="/wiki/Diesel_engine" title="Diesel engine">diesel engines</a>, 4,000 PS (2,900 kW; 3,900 shp)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × <a href="/wiki/Siemens-Schuckert" title="Siemens-Schuckert">SSW</a> GU365/30 <a href="/wiki/Motor-generator" class="mw-redirect" title="Motor-generator">double-acting 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text-indent: -.4em;">6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph) (silent running motors)</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Range</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">15,500 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nmi</a> (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">340 nmi (630 km; 390 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td>5 officers, 52 enlisted</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Sensors and <br /> processing systems</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Hohentwiel_(Radar)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hohentwiel (Radar)">Type F432 D2 Radar Transmitter</a></li> <li style="padding-left: 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of:</td><td> <ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/31st_U-boat_Flotilla" title="31st U-boat Flotilla">31st U-boat Flotilla</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">8 April – 3 May 1945</li> </ul></td></tr><tr><td>Identification codes:</td><td> M 52 467</td></tr><tr><td>Commanders:</td><td> <ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><i><a href="/wiki/K.Kapt." class="mw-redirect" title="K.Kapt.">K.Kapt.</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Otto_von_B%C3%BClow" title="Otto von Bülow">Otto von Bülow</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">29 March – 18 April 1945</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><i><a href="/wiki/Oblt.z.S." class="mw-redirect" title="Oblt.z.S.">Oblt.z.S.</a></i> Hans-Bruno Freiherr von Müffling<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">19 April – 3 May 1945</li> </ul></td></tr><tr><td>Operations:</td><td> None</td></tr><tr><td>Victories:</td><td> None</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>German submarine <i>U-2545</i></b> was a <a href="/wiki/Type_XXI_submarine" title="Type XXI submarine">Type XXI</a> <a href="/wiki/U-boat" title="U-boat">U-boat</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. The <i><a href="/wiki/Elektroboot" title="Elektroboot">Elektroboote</a></i> submarine was <a href="/wiki/Keel_laying" title="Keel laying">laid down</a> on 20 November 1944 at the <a href="/wiki/Blohm_%26_Voss" class="mw-redirect" title="Blohm & Voss">Blohm & Voss</a> yard at <a href="/wiki/Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_ship_launching" title="Ceremonial ship launching">launched</a> on 22 February 1945, and <a href="/wiki/Ship_commissioning" title="Ship commissioning">commissioned</a> on 8 April 1945 under the command of <i><a href="/wiki/Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n" title="Korvettenkapitän">Korvettenkapitän</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Otto_von_B%C3%BClow" title="Otto von Bülow">Otto von Bülow</a>. </p><p><i>U-2545</i> was a brand new, high technology electric boat which could run constantly submerged rather than having to surface to recharge her batteries every day the way submarines until that point had had to do. However, these advanced vessels were introduced to the <i>Kriegsmarine</i> only late in 1944, much too late to influence the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic" title="Battle of the Atlantic">Battle of the Atlantic</a>, and too late for many of them to serve in an offensive capacity at all. </p><p>With the end of the war near, training on U-boats had dropped to a minimum due to lack of fuel, falling morale and the effectiveness of allied attacks on U-boat construction and preparation. The exception to this were the new Type XXI boats, which continued to train in the <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Sea" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic Sea</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-2545&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like all <a href="/wiki/Type_XXI_submarine" title="Type XXI submarine">Type XXI</a> <a href="/wiki/U-boat" title="U-boat">U-boats</a>, <i>U-2545</i> had a displacement of 1,621 tonnes (1,595 long tons) when at the surface and 1,819 tonnes (1,790 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (<a href="/wiki/O/a" class="mw-redirect" title="O/a">o/a</a>), a beam of 8 m (26 ft 3 in), and a draught of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199185_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199185-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The submarine was powered by two <a href="/wiki/MAN_SE" title="MAN SE">MAN SE</a> supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing 4,000 <a href="/wiki/Metric_horsepower" class="mw-redirect" title="Metric horsepower">metric horsepower</a> (2,900 <a href="/wiki/Kilowatt" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilowatt">kilowatts</a>; 3,900 <a href="/wiki/Horsepower#Shaft_horsepower" title="Horsepower">shaft horsepower</a>), two <a href="/wiki/Siemens-Schuckert" title="Siemens-Schuckert">Siemens-Schuckert</a> GU365/30 <a href="/wiki/Motor%E2%80%93generator" title="Motor–generator">double-acting</a> electric motors each providing 5,000 PS (3,700 kW; 4,900 shp), and two Siemens-Schuckert <a href="/wiki/Silent_running_(submarine)" title="Silent running (submarine)">silent running</a> GV232/28 electric motors each providing 226 PS (166 kW; 223 shp).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199185_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199185-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) and a submerged speed of 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph). When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) for 340 nautical miles (630 km; 390 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 15,500 nautical miles (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199185_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199185-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>U-2545</i> was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21.0 in) <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_tube" title="Torpedo tube">torpedo tubes</a> in the bow and four <a href="/wiki/2_cm_FlaK_30" class="mw-redirect" title="2 cm FlaK 30">2 cm (0.79 in) C/30</a> <a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">anti-aircraft guns</a>. She could carry twenty-three <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoes</a> or seventeen torpedoes and twelve <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mines</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Ship%27s_company" title="Ship's company">complement</a> was five officers and fifty-two men.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199185_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199185-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fate">Fate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-2545&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>U-2545</i> was scuttled by her crew on 3 May 1945 at <a href="/wiki/Kiel" title="Kiel">Kiel</a>, Germany. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-2545&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHelgason" class="citation web cs1">Helgason, Guðmundur. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uboat.net/men/buelow.htm">"Otto von Bülow (Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves)"</a>. <i>German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=German+U-boats+of+WWII+-+uboat.net&rft.atitle=Otto+von+B%C3%BClow+%28Knight%27s+Cross+with+Oak+Leaves%29&rft.aulast=Helgason&rft.aufirst=Gu%C3%B0mundur&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fuboat.net%2Fmen%2Fbuelow.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-2545" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHelgason" class="citation web cs1">Helgason, Guðmundur. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uboat.net/men/commanders/839.html">"Hans-Bruno Freiherr von Müffling"</a>. <i>German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 November</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=German+U-boats+of+WWII+-+uboat.net&rft.atitle=Hans-Bruno+Freiherr+von+M%C3%BCffling&rft.aulast=Helgason&rft.aufirst=Gu%C3%B0mundur&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fuboat.net%2Fmen%2Fcommanders%2F839.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-2545" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199185-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199185_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199185_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199185_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199185_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGröner1991">Gröner 1991</a>, p. 85.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-2545&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBuschRöll1999" class="citation book cs1">Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). <i>German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary</i>. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55750-186-6" title="Special:BookSources/1-55750-186-6"><bdi>1-55750-186-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=German+U-boat+commanders+of+World+War+II+%3A+a+biographical+dictionary&rft.place=London%2C+Annapolis%2C+Md&rft.pub=Greenhill+Books%2C+Naval+Institute+Press&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=1-55750-186-6&rft.aulast=Busch&rft.aufirst=Rainer&rft.au=R%C3%B6ll%2C+Hans-Joachim&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-2545" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBuschRöll1999" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=vXKwAAAAIAAJ"><i>Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945</i></a> [<i>German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945</i>] (in German). Vol. IV. 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German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85177-593-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-85177-593-4"><bdi>0-85177-593-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=U-boats+and+Mine+Warfare+Vessels&rft.place=London&rft.series=German+Warships+1815%E2%80%931945&rft.pub=Conway+Maritime+Press&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=0-85177-593-4&rft.aulast=Gr%C3%B6ner&rft.aufirst=Erich&rft.au=Jung%2C+Dieter&rft.au=Maass%2C+Martin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-2545" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSharpe1998" class="citation book cs1">Sharpe, Peter (1998). <i>U-Boat Fact File</i>. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85780-072-9" title="Special:BookSources/1-85780-072-9"><bdi>1-85780-072-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=U-Boat+Fact+File&rft.place=Great+Britain&rft.pub=Midland+Publishing&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=1-85780-072-9&rft.aulast=Sharpe&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-2545" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-2545&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHelgason" class="citation web cs1">Helgason, Guðmundur. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uboat.net/boats/u2545.htm">"The Type XXI boat U-2545"</a>. <i>German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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submarine U-2504"><i>U-2504</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2505" title="German submarine U-2505"><i>U-2505</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2506" title="German submarine U-2506"><i>U-2506</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2507" title="German submarine U-2507"><i>U-2507</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2508" title="German submarine U-2508"><i>U-2508</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2509" title="German submarine U-2509"><i>U-2509</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2510" title="German submarine U-2510"><i>U-2510</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2511" title="German submarine U-2511"><i>U-2511</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2512" title="German submarine U-2512"><i>U-2512</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2513" title="German submarine U-2513"><i>U-2513</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2514" title="German submarine U-2514"><i>U-2514</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2515" title="German submarine U-2515"><i>U-2515</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2516" title="German submarine U-2516"><i>U-2516</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2517" title="German submarine U-2517"><i>U-2517</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_submarine_Roland_Morillot_(S613)" title="French submarine Roland Morillot (S613)"><i>U-2518</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2519" title="German submarine U-2519"><i>U-2519</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2520" title="German submarine U-2520"><i>U-2520</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2521" title="German submarine U-2521"><i>U-2521</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2522" title="German submarine U-2522"><i>U-2522</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2523" title="German submarine U-2523"><i>U-2523</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2524" title="German submarine U-2524"><i>U-2524</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2525" title="German submarine U-2525"><i>U-2525</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2526" title="German submarine U-2526"><i>U-2526</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2527" title="German submarine U-2527"><i>U-2527</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2528" title="German submarine U-2528"><i>U-2528</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2529" title="German submarine U-2529"><i>U-2529</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2530" title="German submarine U-2530"><i>U-2530</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2531" title="German submarine U-2531"><i>U-2531</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2533" title="German submarine U-2533"><i>U-2533</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2534" title="German submarine U-2534"><i>U-2534</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2535" title="German submarine U-2535"><i>U-2535</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2536" title="German submarine U-2536"><i>U-2536</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2538" title="German submarine U-2538"><i>U-2538</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2539" title="German submarine U-2539"><i>U-2539</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_Wilhelm_Bauer" title="German submarine Wilhelm Bauer"><i>U-2540</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2541" title="German submarine U-2541"><i>U-2541</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2542" title="German submarine U-2542"><i>U-2542</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2543" title="German submarine U-2543"><i>U-2543</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2544" title="German submarine U-2544"><i>U-2544</i></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>U-2545</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2546" title="German submarine U-2546"><i>U-2546</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2548" title="German submarine U-2548"><i>U-2548</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2551" title="German submarine U-2551"><i>U-2551</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2552" title="German submarine U-2552"><i>U-2552</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3001" title="German submarine U-3001"><i>U-3001</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3002" title="German submarine U-3002"><i>U-3002</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3003" title="German submarine U-3003"><i>U-3003</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3004" title="German submarine U-3004"><i>U-3004</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3005" title="German submarine U-3005"><i>U-3005</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3006" title="German submarine U-3006"><i>U-3006</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3007" title="German submarine U-3007"><i>U-3007</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3008" title="German submarine U-3008"><i>U-3008</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3009" title="German submarine U-3009"><i>U-3009</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3010" title="German submarine U-3010"><i>U-3010</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3011" title="German submarine U-3011"><i>U-3011</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3012" title="German submarine U-3012"><i>U-3012</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3013" title="German submarine U-3013"><i>U-3013</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3014" title="German submarine U-3014"><i>U-3014</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3015" title="German submarine U-3015"><i>U-3015</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3016" title="German submarine U-3016"><i>U-3016</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3017" title="German submarine U-3017"><i>U-3017</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3018" title="German submarine U-3018"><i>U-3018</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3019" title="German submarine U-3019"><i>U-3019</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3020" title="German submarine U-3020"><i>U-3020</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3021" title="German submarine U-3021"><i>U-3021</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3022" title="German submarine U-3022"><i>U-3022</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3023" title="German submarine U-3023"><i>U-3023</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3024" title="German submarine U-3024"><i>U-3024</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3025" title="German submarine U-3025"><i>U-3025</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3026" title="German submarine U-3026"><i>U-3026</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3027" title="German submarine U-3027"><i>U-3027</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3028" title="German submarine U-3028"><i>U-3028</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3029" title="German submarine U-3029"><i>U-3029</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3030" title="German submarine U-3030"><i>U-3030</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3031" title="German submarine U-3031"><i>U-3031</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3032" title="German submarine U-3032"><i>U-3032</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3033" title="German submarine U-3033"><i>U-3033</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3034" title="German submarine U-3034"><i>U-3034</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3035" title="German submarine U-3035"><i>U-3035</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3037" title="German submarine U-3037"><i>U-3037</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3038" title="German submarine U-3038"><i>U-3038</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3039" title="German submarine U-3039"><i>U-3039</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3040" title="German submarine U-3040"><i>U-3040</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3041" title="German submarine U-3041"><i>U-3041</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3044" title="German submarine U-3044"><i>U-3044</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3501" title="German submarine U-3501"><i>U-3501</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3502" title="German submarine U-3502"><i>U-3502</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3503" title="German submarine U-3503"><i>U-3503</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3504" title="German submarine U-3504"><i>U-3504</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3505" title="German submarine U-3505"><i>U-3505</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3506" title="German submarine U-3506"><i>U-3506</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3507" title="German submarine U-3507"><i>U-3507</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3508" title="German submarine U-3508"><i>U-3508</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3509" title="German submarine U-3509"><i>U-3509</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3510" title="German submarine U-3510"><i>U-3510</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3511" title="German submarine U-3511"><i>U-3511</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3512" title="German submarine U-3512"><i>U-3512</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3513" title="German submarine U-3513"><i>U-3513</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3514" title="German submarine U-3514"><i>U-3514</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3515" title="German submarine U-3515"><i>U-3515</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3516" title="German submarine U-3516"><i>U-3516</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3517" title="German submarine U-3517"><i>U-3517</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3518" title="German submarine U-3518"><i>U-3518</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3519" title="German submarine U-3519"><i>U-3519</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3520" title="German submarine U-3520"><i>U-3520</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3521" title="German submarine U-3521"><i>U-3521</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3522" title="German submarine U-3522"><i>U-3522</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3523" title="German submarine U-3523"><i>U-3523</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3524" title="German submarine U-3524"><i>U-3524</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3525" title="German submarine U-3525"><i>U-3525</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3526" title="German submarine U-3526"><i>U-3526</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3527" title="German submarine U-3527"><i>U-3527</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3528" title="German submarine U-3528"><i>U-3528</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3529" title="German submarine U-3529"><i>U-3529</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3530" title="German submarine U-3530"><i>U-3530</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li>Preceded by: <a href="/wiki/Type_XVII_submarine" title="Type XVII submarine">Type XVII</a></li> <li>Followed by: <a href="/wiki/Type_XXIII_submarine" title="Type XXIII submarine">Type XXIII</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U-boats_of_Germany" title="List of U-boats of Germany">List of U-boats of Germany</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:May_1945_shipwrecks" title="Special:EditPage/Template:May 1945 shipwrecks"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Shipwrecks_and_maritime_incidents_in_May_1945" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1945</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in May 1945">Shipwrecks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1 May: <i><a href="/wiki/Italian_submarine_Argo_(1936)" title="Italian submarine Argo (1936)">Argo</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Yugoslav_destroyer_Beograd" title="Yugoslav destroyer Beograd">TA 43</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3006" title="German submarine U-3006">U-3006</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3009" title="German submarine U-3009">U-3009</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2 May: <span class="wrap"><i><a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_Admiral_Hipper" title="German cruiser Admiral Hipper">Admiral Hipper</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Thornton_(DD-270)" title="USS Thornton (DD-270)">USS <i>Thornton</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-8_(1935)" title="German submarine U-8 (1935)">U-8</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-14_(1935)" title="German submarine U-14 (1935)">U-14</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-60_(1939)" title="German submarine U-60 (1939)">U-60</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-61_(1939)" title="German submarine U-61 (1939)">U-61</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-62_(1939)" title="German submarine U-62 (1939)">U-62</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-71_(1940)" title="German submarine U-71 (1940)">U-71</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-72_(1940)" title="German submarine U-72 (1940)">U-72</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-120_(1940)" title="German submarine U-120 (1940)">U-120</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-121_(1940)" title="German submarine U-121 (1940)">U-121</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-137_(1940)" title="German submarine U-137 (1940)">U-137</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-139_(1940)" title="German submarine U-139 (1940)">U-139</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-140_(1940)" title="German submarine U-140 (1940)">U-140</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-141_(1940)" title="German submarine U-141 (1940)">U-141</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-142_(1940)" title="German submarine U-142 (1940)">U-142</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-146_(1940)" title="German submarine U-146 (1940)">U-146</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-148_(1940)" title="German submarine U-148 (1940)">U-148</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-151_(1940)" title="German submarine U-151 (1940)">U-151</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-152_(1940)" title="German submarine U-152 (1940)">U-152</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-316" title="German submarine U-316">U-316</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-552" title="German submarine U-552">U-552</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-554" title="German submarine U-554">U-554</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-612" title="German submarine U-612">U-612</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-717" title="German submarine U-717">U-717</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-929" title="German submarine U-929">U-929</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1007" title="German submarine U-1007">U-1007</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1308" title="German submarine U-1308">U-1308</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2327" title="German submarine U-2327">U-2327</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2359" title="German submarine U-2359">U-2359</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2510" title="German submarine U-2510">U-2510</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2526" title="German submarine U-2526">U-2526</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2527" title="German submarine U-2527">U-2527</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2528" title="German submarine U-2528">U-2528</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2531" title="German submarine U-2531">U-2531</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3002" title="German submarine U-3002">U-3002</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3016" title="German submarine U-3016">U-3016</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3018" title="German submarine U-3018">U-3018</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3019" title="German submarine U-3019">U-3019</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3020" title="German submarine U-3020">U-3020</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3021" title="German submarine U-3021">U-3021</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3504" title="German submarine U-3504">U-3504</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3516" title="German submarine U-3516">U-3516</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3517" title="German submarine U-3517">U-3517</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3521" title="German submarine U-3521">U-3521</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3522" title="German submarine U-3522">U-3522</a></i> </span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">3 May: <span class="wrap"> <a href="/wiki/SMS_Arcona_(1902)" title="SMS Arcona (1902)"><i>Arcona</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Cap_Arcona" title="SS Cap Arcona"><i>Cap Arcona</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Deutschland_(1923)" title="SS Deutschland (1923)"><i>Deutschland</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_Emden" title="German cruiser Emden">Emden</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Lagarto" title="USS Lagarto">USS <i>Lagarto</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Little_(DD-803)" title="USS Little (DD-803)">USS <i>Little</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_LSM(R)-195" title="USS LSM(R)-195">USS <i>LSM(R)-195</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SMS_Medusa" title="SMS Medusa"><i>Medusa</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/HDMS_Niels_Juel_(1918)" title="HDMS Niels Juel (1918)">Nordland</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/SMS_Schlesien" title="SMS Schlesien">Schlesien</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Italian_destroyer_Giuseppe_Missori" title="Italian destroyer Giuseppe Missori">TA22</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Thielbek_(1940)" title="SS Thielbek (1940)"><i>Thielbek</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_UA_(1939)" title="German submarine UA (1939)">UA</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/HMS_Seal_(N37)" title="HMS Seal (N37)">UB</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/HMS_H6" title="HMS H6">UD-1</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/HNLMS_O_12" title="HNLMS O 12">UD-2</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_UD-3" title="German submarine UD-3">UD-3</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_UD-4" title="German submarine UD-4">UD-4</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-48_(1939)" title="German submarine U-48 (1939)">U-48</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-52_(1939)" class="mw-redirect" title="German submarine U-52 (1939)">U-52</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-57_(1938)" title="German submarine U-57 (1938)">U-57</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-58_(1938)" title="German submarine U-58 (1938)">U-58</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-59_(1938)" title="German submarine U-59 (1938)">U-59</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-101_(1940)" title="German submarine U-101 (1940)">U-101</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-328" title="German submarine U-328">U-328</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-339" title="German submarine U-339">U-339</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-428" title="German submarine U-428">U-428</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-446" title="German submarine U-446">U-446</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-475" title="German submarine U-475">U-475</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-560" title="German submarine U-560">U-560</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-704" title="German submarine U-704">U-704</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-708" title="German submarine U-708">U-708</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-747" title="German submarine U-747">U-747</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-748" title="German submarine U-748">U-748</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-795" title="German submarine U-795">U-795</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-822" title="German submarine U-822">U-822</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-828" title="German submarine U-828">U-828</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-876" title="German submarine U-876">U-876</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-903" title="German submarine U-903">U-903</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-922" title="German submarine U-922">U-922</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-924" title="German submarine U-924">U-924</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-958" title="German submarine U-958">U-958</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1166" title="German submarine U-1166"><i>U-1166</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1170" title="German submarine U-1170">U-1170</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1192" title="German submarine U-1192">U-1192</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1196" title="German submarine U-1196">U-1196</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1201" title="German submarine U-1201">U-1201</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1205" title="German submarine U-1205">U-1205</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1210" title="German submarine U-1210">U-1210</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1227" title="German submarine U-1227">U-1227</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1275" title="German submarine U-1275">U-1275</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2330" title="German submarine U-2330">U-2330</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2332" title="German submarine U-2332">U-2332</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2355" title="German submarine U-2355">U-2355</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2371" title="German submarine U-2371">U-2371</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2501" title="German submarine U-2501">U-2501</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2503" title="German submarine U-2503">U-2503</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2504" title="German submarine U-2504">U-2504</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2508" title="German submarine U-2508">U-2508</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2512" title="German submarine U-2512">U-2512</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2519" title="German submarine U-2519">U-2519</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2520" title="German submarine U-2520">U-2520</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2521" title="German submarine U-2521">U-2521</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2524" title="German submarine U-2524">U-2524</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2533" title="German submarine U-2533">U-2533</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2534" title="German submarine U-2534">U-2534</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2535" title="German submarine U-2535">U-2535</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2536" title="German submarine U-2536">U-2536</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2539" title="German submarine U-2539">U-2539</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2543" title="German submarine U-2543">U-2543</a></i>, <i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">U-2545</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2546" title="German submarine U-2546">U-2546</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2548" title="German submarine U-2548">U-2548</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2552" title="German submarine U-2552">U-2552</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3001" title="German submarine U-3001">U-3001</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3005" title="German submarine U-3005">U-3005</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3010" title="German submarine U-3010">U-3010</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3011" title="German submarine U-3011">U-3011</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3012" title="German submarine U-3012">U-3012</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3013" title="German submarine U-3013">U-3013</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3014" title="German submarine U-3014">U-3014</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3023" title="German submarine U-3023">U-3023</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3024" title="German submarine U-3024">U-3024</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3025" title="German submarine U-3025">U-3025</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3026" title="German submarine U-3026">U-3026</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3027" title="German submarine U-3027">U-3027</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3028" title="German submarine U-3028">U-3028</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3029" title="German submarine U-3029">U-3029</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3031" title="German submarine U-3031">U-3031</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3032" title="German submarine U-3032">U-3032</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3037" title="German submarine U-3037">U-3037</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3038" title="German submarine U-3038">U-3038</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3039" title="German submarine U-3039">U-3039</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3040" title="German submarine U-3040">U-3040</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3507" title="German submarine U-3507">U-3507</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3509" title="German submarine U-3509">U-3509</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3511" title="German submarine U-3511">U-3511</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3513" title="German submarine U-3513">U-3513</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3518" title="German submarine U-3518">U-3518</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3525" title="German submarine U-3525">U-3525</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3530" title="German submarine U-3530">U-3530</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4705" title="German submarine U-4705">U-4705</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4712" title="German submarine U-4712">U-4712</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_destroyer_Z43" title="German destroyer Z43">Z43</a></i> </span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">4 May: <span class="wrap"> <a href="/wiki/USS_LSM(R)-190" title="USS LSM(R)-190">USS <i>LSM(R)-190</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_LSM(R)-194" title="USS LSM(R)-194">USS <i>LSM(R)-194</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Luce_(DD-522)" title="USS Luce (DD-522)">USS <i>Luce</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Morrison" title="USS Morrison">USS <i>Morrison</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Orion" title="German auxiliary cruiser Orion">Orion</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/USS_PGM-17" title="USS PGM-17">USS <i>PGM-17</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-30_(1936)" title="German submarine U-30 (1936)">U-30</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-46_(1938)" title="German submarine U-46 (1938)">U-46</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-267" title="German submarine U-267">U-267</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-393" title="German submarine U-393">U-393</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-711" title="German submarine U-711">U-711</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-721" title="German submarine U-721">U-721</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-792" title="German submarine U-792">U-792</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-793" title="German submarine U-793">U-793</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-904" title="German submarine U-904">U-904</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1132" title="German submarine U-1132">U-1132</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1161" title="German submarine U-1161">U-1161</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1168" title="German submarine U-1168">U-1168</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1303" title="German submarine U-1303">U-1303</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1304" title="German submarine U-1304">U-1304</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2338" title="German submarine U-2338">U-2338</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_Wilhelm_Bauer" title="German submarine Wilhelm Bauer">U-2540</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3033" title="German submarine U-3033">U-3033</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3034" title="German submarine U-3034">U-3034</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4709" title="German submarine U-4709">U-4709</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4711" title="German submarine U-4711">U-4711</a></i> </span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">5 May: <span class="wrap"> <i><a href="/wiki/German_torpedo_boat_T36" title="German torpedo boat T36">T36</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-17_(1935)" title="German submarine U-17 (1935)">U-17</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-38_(1938)" title="German submarine U-38 (1938)">U-38</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-236" title="German submarine U-236">U-236</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-290" title="German submarine U-290">U-290</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-349" title="German submarine U-349">U-349</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-351" title="German submarine U-351">U-351</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-370" title="German submarine U-370">U-370</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-397" title="German submarine U-397">U-397</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-534" title="German submarine U-534">U-534</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-579" title="German submarine U-579">U-579</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-733" title="German submarine U-733">U-733</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-746" title="German submarine U-746">U-746</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-750" title="German submarine U-750">U-750</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-794" title="German submarine U-794">U-794</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-827" title="German submarine U-827">U-827</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-999" title="German submarine U-999">U-999</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1008" title="German submarine U-1008">U-1008</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1016" title="German submarine U-1016">U-1016</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1025" title="German submarine U-1025">U-1025</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1056" title="German submarine U-1056">U-1056</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1162" title="German submarine U-1162">U-1162</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1193" title="German submarine U-1193">U-1193</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1204" title="German submarine U-1204">U-1204</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1207" title="German submarine U-1207">U-1207</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1223" title="German submarine U-1223">U-1223</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1234" title="German submarine U-1234">U-1234</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1306" title="German submarine U-1306">U-1306</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1405" title="German submarine U-1405">U-1405</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2333" title="German submarine U-2333">U-2333</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2339" title="German submarine U-2339">U-2339</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2343" title="German submarine U-2343">U-2343</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2346" title="German submarine U-2346">U-2346</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2347" title="German submarine U-2347">U-2347</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2349" title="German submarine U-2349">U-2349</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2352" title="German submarine U-2352">U-2352</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2357" title="German submarine U-2357">U-2357</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2358" title="German submarine U-2358">U-2358</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2360" title="German submarine U-2360">U-2360</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2362" title="German submarine U-2362">U-2362</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2364" title="German submarine U-2364">U-2364</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2366" title="German submarine U-2366">U-2366</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2367" title="German submarine U-2367">U-2367</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2368" title="German submarine U-2368">U-2368</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2369" title="German submarine U-2369">U-2369</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2507" title="German submarine U-2507">U-2507</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2517" title="German submarine U-2517">U-2517</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2522" title="German submarine U-2522">U-2522</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2525" title="German submarine U-2525">U-2525</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2541" title="German submarine U-2541">U-2541</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2544" title="German submarine U-2544">U-2544</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2551" title="German submarine U-2551">U-2551</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3015" title="German submarine U-3015">U-3015</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3022" title="German submarine U-3022">U-3022</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3044" title="German submarine U-3044">U-3044</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3501" title="German submarine U-3501">U-3501</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3510" title="German submarine U-3510">U-3510</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3524" title="German submarine U-3524">U-3524</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3526" title="German submarine U-3526">U-3526</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3527" title="German submarine U-3527">U-3527</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3528" title="German submarine U-3528">U-3528</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3529" title="German submarine U-3529">U-3529</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4701" title="German submarine U-4701">U-4701</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4702" title="German submarine U-4702">U-4702</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4703" title="German submarine U-4703">U-4703</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4704" title="German submarine U-4704">U-4704</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4707" title="German submarine U-4707">U-4707</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-4710" title="German submarine U-4710">U-4710</a></i> </span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">6 May: <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-853" title="German submarine U-853">U-853</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-881" title="German submarine U-881">U-881</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3523" title="German submarine U-3523">U-3523</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">7 May: <a href="/wiki/SS_Avondale_Park" title="SS Avondale Park"><i>Avondale Park</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Sneland_I" title="SS Sneland I"><i>Sneland I</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/HMS_Meteorite" title="HMS Meteorite">U-1407</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">8 May: <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-37_(1938)" title="German submarine U-37 (1938)">U-37</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-320" title="German submarine U-320">U-320</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-382" title="German submarine U-382">U-382</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2365" class="mw-redirect" title="German submarine U-2365">U-2365</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-2538" title="German submarine U-2538">U-2538</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3030" title="German submarine U-3030">U-3030</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-3503" title="German submarine U-3503">U-3503</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 May: <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Haguro" title="Japanese cruiser Haguro">Haguro</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_minelayer_Hatsutaka" title="Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka">Hatsutaka</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-287" title="German submarine U-287">U-287</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">18 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Longshaw" title="USS Longshaw">USS <i>Longshaw</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 May: <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-963" title="German submarine U-963">U-963</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">24 May: <a href="/wiki/HM_Motor_Gun_Boat_2007" title="HM Motor Gun Boat 2007">HM <i>Motor Gun Boat 2007</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-979" title="German submarine U-979">U-979</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Bates" title="USS Bates">USS <i>Bates</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_LSM-135" title="USS LSM-135">USS <i>LSM-135</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">28 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Drexler" title="USS Drexler">USS <i>Drexler</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 May: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_cargo_ship_Tenryo_Maru_(1938)" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese cargo ship Tenryo Maru (1938)"><i>Tenryo Maru</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 May: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-361" title="Japanese submarine I-361"><i>I-361</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Corvus_(1919)" title="SS Corvus (1919)"><i>Uzbekistan</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">3 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Aaron_Ward_(DM-34)" title="USS Aaron Ward (DM-34)">USS <i>Aaron Ward</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">4 May: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Formidable_(67)" title="HMS Formidable (67)">HMS <i>Formidable</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Sangamon_(CVE-26)" title="USS Sangamon (CVE-26)">USS <i>Sangamon</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">9 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_England_(DE-635)" title="USS England (DE-635)">USS <i>England</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Oberrender" title="USS Oberrender">USS <i>Oberrender</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Bunker_Hill_(CV-17)" title="USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)">USS <i>Bunker Hill</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Evans_(DD-552)" title="USS Evans (DD-552)">USS <i>Evans</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Hugh_W._Hadley" title="USS Hugh W. Hadley">USS <i>Hugh W. Hadley</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">19 May: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Kashima" title="Japanese cruiser Kashima"><i>Kashima</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Terrapin" title="HMS Terrapin">HMS <i>Terrapin</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Chase_(DE-158)" title="USS Chase (DE-158)">USS <i>Chase</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Thatcher_(DD-514)" title="USS Thatcher (DD-514)">USS <i>Thatcher</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Barry_(DD-248)" title="USS Barry (DD-248)">USS <i>Barry</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Spectacle" title="USS Spectacle">USS <i>Spectacle</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Inca_(IX-229)" title="USS Inca (IX-229)"><i>William B. Allison</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_PC-1603" title="USS PC-1603">USS <i>PC-1603</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Shubrick_(DD-639)" title="USS Shubrick (DD-639)">USS <i>Shubrick</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 May: <a href="/wiki/SS_Hebrides" title="SS Hebrides"><i>Hebrides</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Unknown date: <a href="/wiki/HNoMS_Tordenskjold" title="HNoMS Tordenskjold"><i>Nymphe</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1197" title="German submarine U-1197"><i>U-1197</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1944" title="List of shipwrecks in 1944">1944</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1944" title="List of shipwrecks in 1944"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/18px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/24px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in 1945">1945</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1946" title="List of shipwrecks in 1946"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/18px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/24px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1946" title="List of shipwrecks in 1946">1946</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in April 1945">April 1945</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in April 1945"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/18px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/24px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in June 1945"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/18px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/24px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in June 1945">June 1945</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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