


U-46
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | Type VII-class Submarine |
Builder | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft |
Yard Number | 582 |
Slip/Drydock Number | III |
Ordered | 21 Nov 1936 |
Laid Down | 24 Feb 1937 |
Launched | 10 Sep 1938 |
Commissioned | 2 Nov 1938 |
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19 Oct 1940 | German submarines U-38, U-46, U-47, and two others attacked Allied convoy HX-79 200 miles west of Ireland, sinking 5 ships and damaging tanker Shirak. |
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