German submarine U-416

German submarine U-416 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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

She was sunk by a Soviet mine, March 1942; also sunk, December 1944 in the Baltic Sea after a collision with a German ship.

Service history
The submarine was laid down on 11 August 1941 at the Danziger Werft (yard) at Danzig (now Gdansk), as 'werk' 117, launched on 9 May 1942 and commissioned on 4 November under the command of Oberleutnant Christian Reich.

She served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla from 4 November 1942 and the 23rd flotilla from 4 October 1943. She was reassigned to the 21st flotilla on 1 July 1944.

Fate
U-416 was sunk on 30 March 1943 by a mine laid by the Soviet submarine L-3 on 26 August 1942 near Bornholm (eastern Denmark). She was raised on 8 April 1943 and after repairs, used for training. She was in collision with the German minesweeper M 203 and sank on 12 December 1944 northwest of Pillau, (Balltiysk) in Russia.