List of all U-boats
U-446
Type | VIIC | ||||||
| Ordered | 6 Aug 1940 | ||||||
| Laid down | 9 Apr 1941 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1506) | |||||
| Launched | 11 Apr 1942 | ||||||
| Commissioned | 20 Jun 1942 | Oblt. Hellmuth-Bert Richard | |||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 21 September 1942 in the Baltic Sea off Kahlberg in the Danzig Bay, in position 54.27N, 18.55E, by an air-laid mine in the British field Privet II. 23 dead and 18 survivors. | ||||||
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U-446 was raised on 1 November 1942, taken to Lübeck and used as test hulk after being decommissioned on 12 November. Scuttled on 3 May 1945 at Kiel, in position 54.19N, 10.09E. Wreck broken up in 1947.
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.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Crew XII/39 |
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