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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders and Flotillas —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-346Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 51 973
Construction YardNordseewerke, Emden
Yard Number218
Ordered10th Apr 1941
Keel laid28th Oct 1942
Launched13th Apr 1943
Commissioned7th Jun 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
06.43 - 09.438.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
06.43 - 09.43OL Arno Leisten

Notes for U-346
U-346 is thought to have been sabotaged, resulting in a diving accident on 20th Sep 1943 during a training exercise off of Hela. 35 men and the commander were lost in the accident.

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