Unterseeboot 460
Unterseeboot 460 (U-460) was a
Type XIV U-boat ("
Milchkuh") of the
Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down
November 30,
1940 by Deutsche Werke of
Kiel. She was commissioned
December 24,
1941, with Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Schäfer in command. On
August 1,
1942, Schäfer was relieved by Kptlt. Ebe Schnoor.
U-460 conducted six patrols. As a supply boat, she avoided combat.
On October 4, 1943, U-460 was sunk in the North Atlantic north of the Azores by depth charges from Avenger and Wildcat (VC-9) of the American escort carrier USS Card. Two crewmen survived; 62 were killed.