U-462
Type | XIV | |||
| Ordered | 14 May 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 2 Jan 1941 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 293) | ||
| Launched | 29 Nov 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 5 Mar 1942 | Oblt. Bruno Vowe | ||
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| Career | 8 patrols | 5 Mar 1942 - 31 Jul 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 10. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov 1942 - 30 Jul 1943 12. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk on July 30, 1943 by a British Handley Page Halifax aircraft (Sqdn 502/S) and gunfire from the British sloops HMS Wren, HMS Kite, HMS Woodpecker, HMS Wild Goose and HMS Woodcock in the Bay of Biscay at 45.33N, 10.58W. 1 dead and 64 survivors. | |||
Attacks on this boat
21 Jun 1943
This Milk-cow suffered one dead and 4 wounded during an attack from Mosquito aircraft from RAF Squadrons 151 & 456. [Matrosengefreiter Ferdinand Brunnbaur]. The boat had to abort patrol and return to port.
6 Jul 1943
A British B-24 aircraft (Sqdn 224, pilot E. J. J. Spindler) attacked the boat causing enough damages to abort the patrol and head to base. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 359)
2 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
21 Jun 1943
This Milk-cow suffered one dead and 4 wounded during an attack from Mosquito aircraft from RAF Squadrons 151 & 456. [Matrosengefreiter Ferdinand Brunnbaur]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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