German submarine U-446

German submarine U-446 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She carried out no patrols. She did not sink or damage any ships.

She was sunk in September 1942 by a mine. She was raised in November and scuttled in May 1945. She was broken up in 1947.

Service history
The submarine was laid down on 9 April 1941 at F Schichau in Danzig (now Gdansk), as 'werk' 1506, launched on 11 April 1942 and commissioned on 20 June under Oberleutnant Hellmuth-Bert Richard.

She served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla from 20 June 1942 to 21 September.

Fate
The submarine was sunk on 21 September 1942 by a mine near Kahlberg (now Krynica Morska in Poland) in the Gulf of Danzig. She was raised on 8 November and scuttled near Kiel on 3 May 1945. She was broken up in 1947.

Twenty-three men died in the mine sinking; there were eighteen survivors.