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U-846

Type

IXC/40

 
Ordered20 Jan, 1941
Laid down 21 Jul, 1942 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1052)
Launched17 Feb, 1943
Commissioned29 May, 1943Oblt. Berthold Hashagen
Commanders
29 May, 1943 - 4 May, 1944  Oblt. Berthold Hashagen
Career2 patrols 29 May, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943  4. Flottille (training)
1 Dec, 1943 - 4 May, 1944  10. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 4 May, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay north of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 46.04N, 09.20W, by depth charges from a Canadian Wellington aircraft (RCAF Sqdn. 407/M). 57 dead (all hands lost).

View the 2 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

2 May, 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British Halifax (Sqdn 58/H). A B-24 Liberator H from Sqdn 53 seemingly witnessed this action taking place shortly after 0100 hours.

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-846 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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