German submarine U-462
 U-462 taking evasive action during an air attack |
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| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-462 |
| Ordered: | 14 May 1940 |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 293 |
| Laid down: | 2 January 1941 |
| Launched: | 29 November 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 5 March 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 30 July 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 (5 March–31 July 1942) 10th U-boat Flotilla (1 August–31 October 1942) 12th U-boat Flotilla (1 November 1942–30 July 1943) |
| Commanders: | Lt. Bruno Vowe (5 March 1942–30 July 1943) |
| Operations: | 1st patrol: 23 July–21 September 1942 2nd patrol: 18 October–7 December 1942 3rd patrol: 20–22 January 1943 4th patrol: 19 February–11 March 1943 5th patrol: 1–24 April 1943 6th patrol: 17–23 June 1943 7th patrol: 28 June–6 July 1943 8th patrol: 27–30 July 1943 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-462 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 2 January 1941, by Deutsche Werke of Kiel. She was commissioned on 5 March 1942 with Oberleutnant zur See Bruno Vowe in command. Vowe commanded the boat until she was lost.[1]
U-462 conducted eight patrols. As a supply boat, she avoided combat.[1]
On 21 June 1943 Matrosengefreiter Ferdinand Brunnbaur was killed and four others were wounded during an attack from Mosquito aircraft.[1]
On 30 July 1943, U-462 was sunk by a British Halifax bomber of 502 Squadron and gunfire from the British Black Swan-class sloops Wren, Kite, Woodpecker, Wild Goose, and Woodcock, in the Bay of Biscay. One crewman was killed, the other 64 survived.[1]
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e "The Type XIV boat U-462 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/u462.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-462 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/u462.html. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- Bibliography
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Coordinates: 45°33′N 10°58′W / 45.55°N 10.967°W
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