List of all U-boats
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 |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||
Fate |
Given to Italy in exchange for transport submarines and renamed S 2. On 10 September 1943 taken over by the Kriegsmarine at Gotenhafen after the Italian surrender and commissioned as U-746 on 30 September 1943. Scuttled on 5 May 1945 in the Gelting Bay, in position 54.48N, 09.49E, after being damaged by US fighter bombers (XXIX TAC, 9th AF) on 4 May. No casualties. Wreck broken up in 1948. | |||||||||||||
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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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