German submarine U-454

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-454
Ordered	20 October 1939
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Yard number	285
Laid down	4 July 1940
Launched	30 April 1941
Commissioned	24 July 1941
Fate	Sunk in the Bay of Biscay by an Australian aircraft on 1 August 1943
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors.;
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla; 24 July – 31 October 1941; 7th U-boat Flotilla; 1 November 1941 – 1 August 1943;
Identification codes:	M 45 537
Commanders:	Kptlt. Burkhard Hackländer; 24 July 1941 – 1 August 1943;
Operations:	10 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 25 December 1941 – 20 January 1942; 2nd patrol:; 27 January – 3 February 1942; 3rd patrol:; 24 February – 15 March 1942; 4th patrol:; 24 March – 2 April 1942; 5th patrol:; a. 8 – 20 April 1942; b. 23 – 29 April 1942; c. 30 April – 3 May 1942; 6th patrol:; a. 4 July – 17 August 1942; b. 15 – 16 September 1942; 7th patrol:; 26 September – 7 December 1942; 8th patrol:; 18 January – 8 March 1943; 9th patrol:; 17 April – 23 May 1943; 10th patrol:; 26 July – 1 August 1943;
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk ; (557 GRT); 1 warship sunk ; (1,870 tons); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (5,395 GRT);

German submarine U-454 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She carried out ten patrols. She sank two ships and damaged one more.

She was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by an Australian aircraft on 1 August 1943.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Kemp 1999, p. 138.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-454". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 23 September 2012.

[FOOTNOTEKemp1999138-1] Kemp 1999, p. 138.

[uboatnet-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-454". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 23 September 2012.

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History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-454
Ordered	20 October 1939
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Yard number	285
Laid down	4 July 1940
Launched	30 April 1941
Commissioned	24 July 1941
Fate	Sunk in the Bay of Biscay by an Australian aircraft on 1 August 1943^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors.
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
Service record^[2]
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 24 July – 31 October 1941 7th U-boat Flotilla 1 November 1941 – 1 August 1943
Identification codes:	M 45 537
Commanders:	Kptlt. Burkhard Hackländer 24 July 1941 – 1 August 1943
Operations:	10 patrols: 1st patrol: 25 December 1941 – 20 January 1942 2nd patrol: 27 January – 3 February 1942 3rd patrol: 24 February – 15 March 1942 4th patrol: 24 March – 2 April 1942 5th patrol: a. 8 – 20 April 1942 b. 23 – 29 April 1942 c. 30 April – 3 May 1942 6th patrol: a. 4 July – 17 August 1942 b. 15 – 16 September 1942 7th patrol: 26 September – 7 December 1942 8th patrol: 18 January – 8 March 1943 9th patrol: 17 April – 23 May 1943 10th patrol: 26 July – 1 August 1943
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk (557 GRT) 1 warship sunk (1,870 tons) 1 merchant ship damaged (5,395 GRT)