U-446

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered6 Aug 1940
Laid down9 Apr 1941 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1506)
Launched11 Apr 1942
Commissioned20 Jun 1942Oblt. Hellmuth-Bert Richard
Commanders
20 Jun 1942 - 21 Sep 1942  Oblt. Hellmuth-Bert Richard
Career
No patrols
20 Jun 1942-21 Sep 1942  8. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo 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.


We have an emblem for this boat!

You can view it here. (The emblem on the left is not the emblem for this boat).



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


Buy this title at


amazon.com
See more sellers

Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.