SM UC-46

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-46.

History
German Empire
NameUC-46
Ordered20 November 1915[1]
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen[2]
Yard number256[1]
Laid down1 February 1916[1]
Launched8 August 1916[1]
Commissioned15 September 1916[1]
FateRammed by HMS Liberty southeast of Goodwin Sands, 8 February 1917[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine
Displacement
  • 420 t (410 long tons), surfaced
  • 502 t (494 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam
  • 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught3.67 m (12 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.7 knots (21.7 km/h; 13.5 mph), surfaced
  • 6.74 knots (12.48 km/h; 7.76 mph), submerged
Range
  • 7,280 nmi (13,480 km; 8,380 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
  • 54 nmi (100 km; 62 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement26
Armament
Notes30-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 29 November 1916 – 8 February 1917
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Friedrich Moecke[4]
  • 15 September 1916 – 8 February 1917
Operations: 4 patrols
Victories:
  • 9 merchant ships sunk
    (10,346 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (275 GRT)
  • 3 merchant ships damaged
    (18,836 GRT)

SM UC-46 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 20 November 1915, laid down on 1 February 1916, and was launched on 8 August 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 15 September 1916 as SM UC-46.[Note 1] In four patrols UC-46 was credited with sinking 10 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-46 was rammed and sunk southeast of Goodwin Sands by the British destroyer HMS Liberty on 8 February 1917.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 46". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
  3. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Friedrich Moecke". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 24 February 2015.


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