Patrol info for U-46
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 15 Mar 1941 | St. Nazaire | 10 Apr 1941 | St. Nazaire | 27 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Engelbert Endrass |
2WO Oblt. Konstantin von Puttkamer |
Cdr sea training Oblt. Hermann Hesse |
WO sea training Hans-Heinrich Barschkis |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-46
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We have daily positions for all 27 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 15 Mar 1941.
16 Mar 1941 - 17 Mar 1941 - 18 Mar 1941 - 19 Mar 1941 - 20 Mar 1941 - 21 Mar 1941 - 22 Mar 1941 - 23 Mar 1941 - 24 Mar 1941 - 25 Mar 1941 - 26 Mar 1941 - 27 Mar 1941 - 28 Mar 1941 - 29 Mar 1941 - 30 Mar 1941 - 31 Mar 1941 - 1 Apr 1941 - 2 Apr 1941 - 3 Apr 1941 - 4 Apr 1941 - 5 Apr 1941 - 6 Apr 1941 - 7 Apr 1941 - 8 Apr 1941 - 9 Apr 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 10 Apr 1941.
Ships hit by U-46 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1941 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass |  | Liguria | 1,751 |  | sw | OB-302 |
| 31 Mar 1941 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Castor | 8,714 | | sw | |
| 2 Apr 1941 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | British Reliance | 7,000 |  | br | SC-26 |
| 3 Apr 1941 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | Alderpool (d.) | 4,313 | | br | SC-26 | |
| 21,778 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (17,465 tons) and 1 ship damaged (4,313 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1941
3 Apr 1941. On 3 April, 1941 U-46 had to return to base due to serious problems with the flaps of the torpedo tubes.
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Attacks on U-46 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-46 during this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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