Patrol info for U-46
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 13 Oct 1940 | St. Nazaire | 29 Oct 1940 | Kiel | 17 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Engelbert Endrass |
1WO Oblt. Horst Uphoff |
Cdr training Kptlt. Richard Zapp |
WO sea training Hans-Heinrich Barschkis |
U-46's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 17 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-46 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | Beatus | 4,885 |  | br | SC-7 | |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass |  | Convallaria | 1,996 |  | sw | SC-7 |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | Gunborg | 1,572 | | sw | SC-7 | |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | Ruperra | 4,548 | | br | HX-79 | |
| 20 Oct 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Janus | 9,965 | | sw | HX-79 |
| 22,966 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (22,966 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-46 during this patrol
25 Oct 1940
3 Hudson aircraft from the 228th RAF Squadron attacked U-46 and one man was fatally wounded and died the next day. [Matrosengefreiter Plaep]
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