SM U-46
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-46.
SM U-46 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-46 was engaged in the combat during World War I and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. After the war, she served in the Imperial Japanese Navy as O-2.
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German Empire | |
Name | U-46 |
Ordered | 4 August 1914 |
Builder | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig |
Yard number | 24 |
Launched | 18 May 1915 |
Commissioned | 17 December 1915 |
Fate | Surrendered to Japan 26 November 1918 |
Japanese Empire | |
Name | O-2 |
Acquired | 26 November 1918 |
Commissioned | 1920 |
Decommissioned | 1921 |
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General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U-43 submarine |
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Length | 65.00 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
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Height | 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 3.74 m (12 ft 3 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
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Service record[2] | |
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Operations: | 11 patrols |
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