German submarine U-146 (1940)

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-146.

History
Nazi Germany
NameU-146
Ordered25 September 1939
BuilderDeutsche Werke, Kiel
Yard number275
Laid down30 March 1940
Launched21 September 1940
Commissioned30 October 1940
FateScuttled on 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven
General characteristics
Class and typeType IID coastal submarine
Displacement
  • 314 t (309 long tons) surfaced
  • 364 t (358 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 4.92 m (16 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) pressure hull
Height8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught3.93 m (12 ft 11 in)
Installed power
  • 700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels)
  • 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 12.7 knots (23.5 km/h; 14.6 mph) surfaced
  • 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) submerged
Range
  • 3,450 nmi (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 56 nmi (104 km; 64 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement3 officers, 22 men
Armament
Service record[1][2]
Part of:
Identification codes: M 28 136
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Eberhart Hoffmann
  • 30 October 1940 – 6 April 1941
  • Oblt.z.S. Otto Ites
  • 7 April - 26 August 1941
  • Lt.z.S. Ewald Hüstenbeck
  • 27 August - October 1941
  • Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Wihelm Grimme
  • October 1941 - June 1942
  • Oblt.z.S. Gerth Gemeiner
  • June 1942 - August 1942
  • Oblt.z.S. Jürgen Nissen
  • 8 September - October 1942
  • Oblt.z.S. Erich Hilsenitz
  • 2 November 1942 – 11 July 1943
  • Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Herbert Waldschmidt
  • 31 May 1943 – 30 December 1944
  • Oblt.z.S. Helmuth Wüst
  • 22 December 1944 – 9 March 1945
  • Oblt.z.S. Carl Schauroth
  • 10 March - 5 May 1945
Operations:
  • 2 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • a. 17 June - 10 July 1941
  • b. 11–14 July 1941
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 26 July - 11 August 1941
Victories: 1 merchant ship sunk
(3,496 GRT)

German submarine U-146 was a Type IID U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarineduring World War II. Her keel was laid down on 30 March 1940 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 275. She was launched on 21 September 1940 and commissioned on 30 October with Eberhart Hoffmann in command.

U-146 began her service life with the 1st U-boat Flotilla. She was then assigned to the 22nd flotilla and subsequently to the 3rd flotilla where she conducted two patrols, sinking one ship, in 1941. She spent the rest of the war as a training vessel, moving back to the 22nd flotilla.

She was scuttled on 5 May 1945.

  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IID boat U-146". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-146". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 15 July 2012.