U-446
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 6 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 9 Apr, 1941 | F. Schichau, Danzig (werk 1506) | ||
| Launched | 11 Apr, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 20 Jun, 1942 | Oblt. Hellmuth-Bert Richard | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 20 Jun, 1942 - 21 Sep, 1942 8. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 21 Sept, 1942 near Kahlberg in the Gulf of Danzig, exact position unknown, by a mine. Raised 8 Nov, 1942. Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 near Kiel, in position 59.19N, 10.10E. Wreck broken up in 1947. 23 dead and 18 survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-446 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |