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Career (Germany)
Name:	U-745
Launched:	April 16, 1943
Fate:	Lost at sea on 30 January 1945 off the Gulf of Finland
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type VIIC
Complement:	45

German submarine U-745 was a Type VIIC U-Boat built for the German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II, and which was lost at sea on 30 January 1945.

U-745 was launched on 16 April 1943, under the command of Wilhelm von Trotha, who would remain its commanding officer for its entire service. U-745 had a crew of 45. She undertook four patrols during her service, and sank one allied auxiliary ship and one allied warship.

On January 30, 1945, she was lost with all hands in the Gulf of Finland, possibly having struck a German mine. Wilhelm von Trotha's body was later found near Foglo, Finland, and was buried three days later. No other bodies were recovered. Unlike most U-Boats, which suffered casualties during the course of service due to accidents or other causes, U-745 suffered no casualties at all until the time of her disappearance.

References

• U-745 on U Boat.net