Ebe Schnoor
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 22 Jun 1895 | | Emmelsbüll |
| Died | 4 Oct 1943 | (48) | North Atlantic |
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Ebe Schnoor
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| 1 Jan 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| UA | 15 May 1942 | 9 Aug 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-460 | 1 Aug 1942 | 4 Oct 1943 (+) | 5 patrols (223 days) |
Personal information
Kptlt. Ebe Schnoor was one of the oldest U-boat commanders of WWII to depart on patrol when he took his boat, the Milk Cow U-460, out from Bordeaux, France on 27 August 1942. He was 47 years old at the time and would take the boat out on 5 patrols for more than 220 days at sea.
Schnoor died on 4 Oct 1943 when the U-460 was sunk 36 days into its 5th patrol by aircraft from the US escort Carrier USS Card, only 2 survived from a crew of 64.
Patrol info for Ebe Schnoor
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-460 |
27 Aug 1942 | St. Nazaire |
12 Oct 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 47 days | |
| 2. |
U-460 |
11 Nov 1942 | St. Nazaire |
19 Dec 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 2, | 39 days | |
| 3. |
U-460 |
27 Jan 1943 | St. Nazaire |
5 Mar 1943 | Bordeaux |
Patrol 3, | 38 days | |
| 4. |
U-460 |
24 Apr 1943 | Bordeaux |
25 Jun 1943 | Bordeaux |
Patrol 4, | 63 days | |
| 5. |
U-460 |
23 Aug 1943 | Bordeaux |
25 Aug 1943 | Bordeaux |
| 3 days | |
| 6. |
U-460 |
30 Aug 1943 | Bordeaux |
4 Oct 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 5, | 36 days | |
| 5 patrols, 223 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Ebe Schnoor
