Patrol info for U-460
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 30 Aug 1943 | Bordeaux | 4 Oct 1943 | Lost | 36 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Ebe Schnoor |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-460
We have daily positions for all 36 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bordeaux on 30 Aug 1943.
31 Aug 1943 - 1 Sep 1943 - 2 Sep 1943 - 3 Sep 1943 - 4 Sep 1943 - 5 Sep 1943 - 6 Sep 1943 - 7 Sep 1943 - 8 Sep 1943 - 9 Sep 1943 - 10 Sep 1943 - 11 Sep 1943 - 12 Sep 1943 - 13 Sep 1943 - 14 Sep 1943 - 15 Sep 1943 - 16 Sep 1943 - 17 Sep 1943 - 18 Sep 1943 - 19 Sep 1943 - 20 Sep 1943 - 21 Sep 1943 - 22 Sep 1943 - 23 Sep 1943 - 24 Sep 1943 - 25 Sep 1943 - 26 Sep 1943 - 27 Sep 1943 - 28 Sep 1943 - 29 Sep 1943 - 30 Sep 1943 - 1 Oct 1943 - 2 Oct 1943 - 3 Oct 1943 -
Sunk on 4 Oct 1943.
Ships hit by U-460 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1943
4 Oct 1943. A US Avenger aircraft from the USS Card dropped a bomb on a group of three U-boats which had assembled to refuel from the U-tanker U-460. The bomb missed its mark and caused no damage. However, in a follow-up attack the same day, U-460 and another of the three U-boats, U-422, were sunk.
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Attacks on U-460 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-460 duing this patrol (prior to its loss).
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.