U-746
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 15 Jul 1942 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1549) | ||||
| Launched | 16 Apr 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 4 Jul 1943 | Cdr. Biagini (Italian) | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 1 Sep 1943 - 28 Feb 1945 21. Flottille (school boat) 1 Mar 1945 - 5 May 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 in Gelting Bay, after being bombed. Broken up in 1948. | |||||
Renamed S 2 after being transferred to Italy in exchange for transport vessels. Reverted to Germany as U-746 after the Italian capitulation.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-746 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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