Patrol info for U-46
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Aug 1940 | Bergen | 6 Sep 1940 | Lorient | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Engelbert Endrass |
1WO Oblt. Horst Uphoff |
WO sea training Hans-Heinrich Barschkis |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-46
We have daily positions for all 30 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bergen on 8 Aug 1940.
9 Aug 1940 - 10 Aug 1940 - 11 Aug 1940 - 12 Aug 1940 - 13 Aug 1940 - 14 Aug 1940 - 15 Aug 1940 - 16 Aug 1940 - 17 Aug 1940 - 18 Aug 1940 - 19 Aug 1940 - 20 Aug 1940 - 21 Aug 1940 - 22 Aug 1940 - 23 Aug 1940 - 24 Aug 1940 - 25 Aug 1940 - 26 Aug 1940 - 27 Aug 1940 - 28 Aug 1940 - 29 Aug 1940 - 30 Aug 1940 - 31 Aug 1940 - 1 Sep 1940 - 2 Sep 1940 - 3 Sep 1940 - 4 Sep 1940 - 5 Sep 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 6 Sep 1940.
Ships hit by U-46 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass |  | Alcinous (d.) | 6,189 |  | nl | OB-197 | A |
| 20 Aug 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | Leonidas M. Valmas (t.) | 2,080 |  | gr | B | ||
| 27 Aug 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | HMS Dunvegan Castle | 15,007 |  | br | SL-43 | C |
| 31 Aug 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | | Ville de Hasselt | 7,461 |  | be | D | |
| 2 Sep 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | Thornlea | 4,261 | | br | OB-206 | E | |
| 4 Sep 1940 | U-46 | Engelbert Endrass | Luimneach | 1,074 |  | ir | F | ||
| 36,072 | |||||||||
5 ships sunk (29,883 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,189 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-46 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.