Kriegsmarine — Submarine
German submarine U-460
- Displacement
- 1,661 long tons (1,688 t)
- Length
- 67.1 m (220.1 ft)
- Beam
- 9.35 m (30.7 ft)
- Speed
- 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h, 17.1 mph)
- Complement
- 53
- Main gun
- 37 mm (1.5 in)
Service
- as U-46024 December 1941 — 4 October 1943649 days of the war
Type XIV ocean-going submarine tanker
Particulars
- Name
- U-460
- Builder
- Deutsche Werke, Kiel
- Ordered
- 14 May 1940
- Laid down
- 30 November 1940
- Launched
- 13 September 1941
- Commissioned
- 24 December 1941
- Fate
- Sunk by depth charges on 4 October 1943 (1943)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 1,661 long tons (1,688 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 1,901 long tons (1,932 t)
- Length
- 67.1 m (220.1 ft) OA
- Beam
- 9.35 m (30.7 ft)
- Draught
- 6.51 m (21.4 ft)
- Speed
- 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h, 17.1 mph)
- Range
- 12,350 nmi (22,872 km)
- Complement
- 53
- Main gun
- 37 mm (1.5 in)
U-460 was a submarine of the Type XIV ocean-going submarine tanker, operated by the Kriegsmarine. Deutsche Werke, Kiel laid her keel on 30 November 1940. Launched on 13 September 1941, she entered service on 24 December 1941.
Ten ships of the class were built.
The boat displaced 1,661 long tons surfaced and 1,901 long tons submerged. She measured 67.1 m (220 ft) long with a beam of 9.3 m (31 ft). Her designed speed was 14.9 knots, and she carried a complement of 53.
Her main battery was two 37 mm (1.5 in) guns.
She was in commission for 649 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 4 October 1943, at 43°18′N 28°58′W. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 shafts
- 2 × diesel engines
- 2 × electric motors
- Power
- 2800 - 3200 PS (diesels)
- 750 PS (electric)
- Armament
- 2 × 3.7 cm SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns
- 1 × 2 cm C/30 AA gun
Sister ships
Sources
- Facts harvested from German submarine U-460 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.