Editing German submarine U-462 (section)

==Operational career==
''U-462'' conducted eight patrols. As a supply boat, she avoided combat.<ref name="uboatnet"/>

===First patrol===
For her first patrol, ''U-462'' departed Kiel on 23 July 1942 and arrived at [[St. Nazaire]] in occupied France on 21 September of the same year, having travelled by way of the [[GIUK gap|gap]] between [[Iceland]] and the [[Faeroe Islands]] and out into the Atlantic. The latter part of the voyage took her past the [[Azores]] on her way to her new base.

===Second and third patrols===
The U-boat's second effort took her to a point west-southwest of the [[Cape Verde Islands]] which she reached on 9 November 1942. She arrived back at St. Nazaire on 7 December 1942.

Her third outing was very short. She left Bordeaux on 20 January 1943, but returned on the 22nd.

===Fourth and fifth patrols===
The submarine's fourth sortie took her out into the Atlantic once again. The most westerly spot of this patrol was recorded on 27 February 1943. She returned to France, but this time it was to [[Bordeaux]], on 11 March.

The boat's fifth patrol was also routine.

===Sixth patrol===
She did not leave the [[Bay of Biscay]], being attacked by [[De Havilland Mosquito|Mosquito]] aircraft of [[No. 151 Squadron RAF|151]] and [[No. 156 Squadron RAF|156]] squadrons, RAF on 21 June 1943. One man was killed (''[[Gefreiter|Matrosengefreiter]]'' Ferdinand Brunnbaur), and four more were wounded. The patrol was aborted, the boat returned to Bordeaux on the 23rd.<ref name="uboatnet"/>

===Seventh patrol===
''U-462''{{'}}s seventh patrol was also cut short. She had barely cleared the northwest Spanish coast when she was attacked by a British [[B-24 Liberator]] of [[No. 224 Squadron RAF|224 squadron]], RAF. After sustaining sufficient damage to force a return, she entered Bordeaux harbour on 6 July 1943.

===Loss===
On 30 July 1943, ''U-462'' was sunk by a British [[Handley Page Halifax|Halifax]] bomber of [[No. 502 Squadron RAF|502 Squadron]] RAF and gunfire from the British {{sclass|Black Swan|sloop|0}} [[Sloop-of-war|sloops]] {{HMS|Wren|U28|6}}, {{HMS|Kite|U87|2}}, {{HMS|Woodpecker|U08|2}}, {{HMS|Wild Goose|U45|2}} and {{HMS|Woodcock|U90|2}}, in the Bay of Biscay. One of these ships, ''Kite'', registered a hit at {{convert|13,050|yards|m|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Kemp|1999|p= 137}} One crewman was killed; the other 64 survived.<ref name="uboatnet"/>

===Wolfpacks===
''U-462'' took part in one [[Wolfpack (naval tactic)|wolfpack]], namely:
* [[Wolfpack Lohs|Lohs]] (29 August – 2 September 1942)