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
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We have daily positions for all 36 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bordeaux on 30 Aug 1943.
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Sunk on 4 Oct 1943.
Ships hit by U-460 during this patrol
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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
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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