U-467
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 22 Jun 1941 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 298) | ||
| Launched | 16 May 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 15 Jul 1942 | Oblt. Heinz Kummer | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 15 Jul 1942 - 31 Mar 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Apr 1943 - 25 May 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 25 May, 1943 south-east of Iceland, in position 62.25N, 14.52W, by a Fido homing torpedo from a US Catalina aircraft (VP 84/F). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-467 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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