U-646
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 23 Dec, 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 622) | ||
| Launched | 3 Sep, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 29 Oct, 1942 | Ltnt. Heinrich Wulff | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 29 Oct, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1943 - 17 May, 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Left Trondheim, Norway on 12 May, 1943. Sunk 17 May, 1943 south-east of Iceland, in position 62.10N, 14.37W, by depth charges from a British Hudson aircraft (Sqdn. 269/J). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-646 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 |