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

U-846Type IXC/40
Feldpost NumberM 51 907
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1052
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid21st Jul 1942
Launched17th Feb 1943
Commissioned29th May 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.43 - 11.434.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
12.43 - 05.4410.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
05.43 - 05.44OL Berthold Hashagen

Operations information for U-846
04.12.1943 - 03.03.1944
First Sailing - active patrol
U-846 left Kiel under the command of Berthold Hashagen on 4th Dec 1943 and arrived at Lorient on 3rd Mar 1944 after nearly thirteen weeks.
29.04.1944 - 04.05.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 29th Apr 1944, U-846 left Lorient under the command of Berthold Hashagen. U-846 was sunk on 4th May 1944.

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