| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-460 |
| Ordered: | 14 May 1940 |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 291 |
| Laid down: | 30 November 1940 |
| Launched: | 13 September 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 24 December 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk by depth charges, 4 October 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type XIV submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,668 long tons (1,695 t) surfaced 1,932 long tons (1,963 t) submerged |
| Length: | 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) overall 47.5 m (155 ft 10 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in) overall 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) pressure hull |
| Height: | 11.7 m (38 ft 5 in) |
| Draft: | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Germaniawerft F46 supercharged 6-cylinder diesel engines, 3,200 hp (2,400 kW) 2 × SSW Gu343/388-8 double-acting electric motors 750 hp (560 kW) |
| Speed: | 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h) surfaced 6.2 knots (11.5 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 12,350 nmi (22,870 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 55 nmi (102 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Complement: | 53–60 men |
| Armament: | • 2 × 37 mm AA guns • 2 × 20 mm AA guns |
| Service record[1][2] | |
| Part of: | 4th U-boat Flotilla (24 December 1941–30 June 1942) 10th U-boat Flotilla (1 July 1942–31 October 1942) 12th U-boat Flotilla (1 November 1942–4 October 1943) |
| Commanders: | Kptlt. Friedrich Schäfer (24 December 1941–1 August 1942) Kptlt. Ebe Schnoor (1 August 1942–4 October 1943) |
| Operations: | 1st patrol: 7 June–31 July 1942 2nd patrol: 27 August–12 October 1942 3rd patrol: 11 November–19 December 1942 4th patrol: 27 January–5 March 1943 5th patrol: 24 April–25 June 1943 6th patrol: 30 August–4 October 1943 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-460 was a Type XIV supply and replenishment U-boat ("Milchkuh") of the of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Her keel was laid down on 30 November 1940 by Deutsche Werke of Kiel. She was commissioned on 24 December 1941, with Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Schäfer in command. On 1 August 1942, Schäfer was relieved by Kptlt. Ebe Schnoor.[1]
U-460 conducted six patrols. As a supply boat, she avoided combat.
On 4 October 1943, U-460 was resupplying the submarines U-264, U-422, and U-455[3] in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, when they were attacked by American Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of Navy squadron VC-9 flying from the escort carrier Card (CVE-11). While the other U-boats submerged and escaped, U-460 was sunk by depth charges in position . Two crewmen survived; 62 were killed.[1]
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