Unterseeboot 463
Unterseeboot 463 (U-463) was a
Type XIV U-boat ("
Milchkuh") of the
Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down
March 8,
1941 by Deutsche Werke of
Kiel. She was commissioned
April 2,
1942 with
Korvettenkapitän Leo Wolfbauer in command. Wolfbauer remained in command for the boat's entire career.
U-463 conducted five patrols. As a supply boat, she avoided combat. On May 16, 1943, in the Bay of Biscay, U-463 was sunk with all hands (57 dead) by depth charges from a British Handley-Page Halifax aircraft.