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U-46

CountryGermany
Ship ClassType VII-class Submarine
BuilderFriedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
Yard Number582
Slip/Drydock NumberIII
Ordered21 Nov 1936
Laid Down24 Feb 1937
Launched10 Sep 1938
Commissioned2 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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