U 246
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| Type : | VII C |
| Shipyard: | Germania shipyard , Kiel |
| Construction contract: | April 10, 1941 |
| Build number: | 680 |
| Keel laying: | November 30, 1942 |
| Launch: | December 7, 1943 |
| Commissioning: | January 11, 1944 |
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| Calls: | 2 activities |
| Sinkings: |
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| Whereabouts: | missing since April 5, 1945. |
U 246 was a German submarine from the Type VII C , which in World War II by the German navy was used.
Technical specifications
The order for the boat was on 10 April 1941, the yard Germania Werft , Kiel awarded. The keel was laid on November 30, 1942, the launch on December 7, 1943. The commissioning under Lieutenant Ernst Raabe finally took place on January 11, 1944.
history
After its commissioning on January 11, 1944 to July 31, 1944, the submarine belonged to the 5th U-Flotilla , from August 1, 1944 to September 30, 1944 to the 3rd U-Flotilla and from October 1, 1944 to on April 5, 1945 to the 11th U-Flotilla .
Whereabouts
U 246 has been missing since its second mission on April 5, 1945. Location of the wreck: Location of the wreck of U 246
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The U-Boat War 1939-1945. Volume 2: U-boat construction in German shipyards. ES Mittler and Son, Hamburg a. a. 1997, ISBN 3-8132-0512-6
literature
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 1: The German submarine commanders. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1996, ISBN 3-8132-0490-1 .
Web links
- U 246 on u-bootarchiv.de , a detailed site about German submarines (German)