SM U-46
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-46.
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-46 |
| Ordered: | 4 August 1914 |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig |
| Launched: | 18 May 1915 |
| Commissioned: | 17 December 1915 |
| Fate: | 26 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to Japan. In Japanese service as the O2 1920-21. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type U-43 submarine |
| Displacement: | 725 tons surfaced 940 tons submerged 1,059 tons (total) |
| Length: | 65 m (213 ft) (oa 52.51 m (172.3 ft) (pressure hull) |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft) (oa) 4.18 m (13.7 ft) (pressure hull) |
| Height: | 8.7 m (29 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.74 m (12.3 ft) |
| Installed power: | 2400 hp surfaced 1200 hp submerged |
| Speed: | 17.1 kn (31.7 km/h; 19.7 mph) 9.1 kn (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) |
| Range: | •9,400 nmi (17,400 km; 10,800 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced •55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement: | 36 |
| Armament: | •4 x 50 cm (19.7 in)[1] torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern; 6 torpedoes) •1 x 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun with 276 rounds |
| Service record[2] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
III Flotilla 29 Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918 |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt Leo Hillebrand 17 Dec 1915 - 6 Dec 1917 Kptlt Alfred Saalwächter 7 Dec 1916 - 15 Jan 1917 Kptlt Leo Hillebrand 16 Jan 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 |
| Operations: | 11 patrols |
| Victories: |
52 merchant ships sunk (140,314 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (7,378 GRT) |
SM U-46 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-46 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Summary of Raiding Career
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1916 | Ravn |  Norway |
1,260 | Sunk |
| 29 September 1916 | Sinsen | Norway |
1,925 | Sunk |
| 30 September 1916 | Hafnia | Norway |
962 | Sunk |
| 30 September 1916 | Hekla | Norway |
950 | Sunk |
| 4 October 1916 | Brantingham |  United Kingdom |
2,617 | Sunk |
| 6 October 1916 | Erika |  Russian Empire |
2,430 | Sunk |
| 9 October 1916 | Astoria | United Kingdom |
4,262 | Sunk |
| 11 October 1916 | Iolo | United Kingdom |
3,903 | Sunk |
| 16 December 1916 | Chassie Maersk |  Denmark |
1,387 | Sunk |
| 16 December 1916 | Taki Maru |  Japan |
3,208 | Sunk |
| 16 December 1916 | Gerda | Denmark |
775 | Sunk |
| 17 December 1916 | Bayhall | United Kingdom |
3,898 | Sunk |
| 19 December 1916 | Falk | Norway |
948 | Sunk |
| 23 December 1916 | Marques De Urquijo |  Spain |
2,170 | Sunk |
| 25 December 1916 | Marie Pierre |  France |
166 | Sunk |
| 27 December 1916 | Aislaby | United Kingdom |
2,692 | Sunk |
| 27 December 1916 | Goulfar | France |
259 | Sunk |
| 21 March 1917 | Hindustan | United Kingdom |
3,692 | Sunk |
| 23 March 1917 | Argo |  Portugal |
1,563 | Sunk |
| 24 March 1917 | Montreal | France |
3,342 | Sunk |
| 1 April 1917 | Aztec |  United States |
3,727 | Sunk |
| 3 April 1917 | Hesperus | Russian Empire |
2,231 | Sunk |
| 5 April 1917 | Benheather | United Kingdom |
4,701 | Sunk |
| 7 April 1917 | Fiskaa | Norway |
1,700 | Sunk |
| 15 May 1917 | Grosholm | Norway |
1,847 | Sunk |
| 17 May 1917 | Lewisham | United Kingdom |
2,810 | Sunk |
| 18 May 1917 | Llandrindod | United Kingdom |
3,841 | Sunk |
| 18 May 1917 | Penhale | United Kingdom |
3,712 | Sunk |
| 20 May 1917 | Lady Patricia | United Kingdom |
1,372 | Sunk |
| 22 May 1917 | Tansan Maru | Japan |
2,443 | Sunk |
| 24 May 1917 | Jersey City | United Kingdom |
4,670 | Sunk |
| 24 July 1917 | Brumaire | United Kingdom |
2,324 | Sunk |
| 24 July 1917 | Zermatt | United Kingdom |
3,767 | Sunk |
| 25 July 1917 | Peninsula | United Kingdom |
1,384 | Sunk |
| 25 July 1917 | Purley | United Kingdom |
4,500 | Sunk |
| 27 July 1917 | Begona No. 4 | United Kingdom |
2,407 | Sunk |
| 31 July 1917 | Shimosa | United Kingdom |
4,221 | Sunk |
| 22 October 1917 | Zillah | United Kingdom |
3,788 | Sunk |
| 24 October 1917 | Ilderton | United Kingdom |
3,125 | Sunk |
| 28 October 1917 | Baron Balfour | United Kingdom |
3,991 | Sunk |
| 4 November 1917 | Irina | Russian Empire |
2,210 | Sunk |
| 7 November 1917 | Obj | Norway |
1,829 | Sunk |
| 27 January 1918 | Andania | United Kingdom |
13,405 | Sunk |
| 31 January 1918 | Towneley | United Kingdom |
2,476 | Sunk |
| 1 February 1918 | Cavallo | United Kingdom |
2,086 | Sunk |
| 3 February 1918 | Lutece | France |
1,346 | Sunk |
| 5 February 1918 | Cresswell | United Kingdom |
2,829 | Sunk |
| 13 March 1918 | Crayford | United Kingdom |
1,209 | Sunk |
| 18 March 1918 | Atlantic Sun | United States |
2,333 | Sunk |
| 30 March 1918 | Stabil | Norway |
538 | Sunk |
| 25 May 1918 | Rathlin Head | United Kingdom |
7,378 | Damaged |
| 16 September 1918 | Tasman | United Kingdom |
5,023 | Sunk |
| 25 September 1918 | Gloire a Jesus | France |
60 | Sunk |
References
- ↑ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. "U-Boats (1905-18)", in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare, "(Phoebus Publishing, 1978), Volume 23, p.2534.
- ↑ "The Type U 43 boat SM U-46 - German U-boats of WWI - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "SM U-46 successes". UBoat.net. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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