List of all U-boats

U-146

Type

IID

Ordered

25 Sep 1939

Laid down

30 Mar 1940

Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 275)

Launched

21 Sep 1940

Commissioned

30 Oct 1940

Kptlt. Eberhard Hoffmann

Commanders

30 Oct 1940	-	6 Apr 1941	Kptlt. Eberhard Hoffmann
7 Apr 1941	-	26 Aug 1941	Oblt. Otto Ites (Knights Cross)
27 Aug 1941	-	Oct, 1941	Ltn. Ewald Hülsenbeck
Oct, 1941	-	Jun, 1942	Oblt. Wilhelm Grimme
Jun, 1942	-	Aug, 1942	Oblt. Gerth Gemeiner
8 Sep 1942	-	Oct, 1942	Oblt. Jürgen Nissen
2 Nov 1942	-	11 Jul 1943	Oblt. Erich Hilsenitz
31 May 1943	-	30 Dec 1944	Oblt. Herbert Waldschmidt
22 Dec 1944	-	9 Mar 1945	Oblt. Helmuth Wüst
10 Mar 1945	-	5 May 1945	Oblt. Carl Schauroth

Career
2 patrols

30 Oct 1940	-	31 Dec 1940	1. Flottille (training)
1 Jan 1941	-	21 Jun 1941	22. Flottille (school boat)
22 Jun 1941	-	31 Aug 1941	3. Flottille (active service)
1 Sep 1941	-	5 May 1945	22. Flottille (school boat)

Successes

1 ship sunk, total tonnage 3,496 GRT

Fate

Scuttled on 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven, western entrance to Raederschleuse. Wreck broken up.

Final location

See the 1 ships hit by U-146 - View the 2 war patrols

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-146 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.