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===Sixth patrol and loss=== She left Bordeaux for the last time on 30 August 1943. On 4 October, ''U-460'' was resupplying the submarines {{GS|U-264||2}}, {{GS|U-422||2}}, and {{GS|U-455||2}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/boats/u455.htm |title=The Type VIIC boat U-455 |last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net |access-date=2009-12-07 }}</ref> in the North Atlantic north of the [[Azores]], when they were attacked by American [[Grumman TBF Avenger|Avenger]] and [[Grumman F4F Wildcat|Wildcat]] aircraft of US Navy squadron [[VC-9]] flying from the [[escort carrier]] {{USS|Card||2}}. While the other U-boats submerged and escaped, ''U-460'' was sunk by depth charges in position {{coord|43|18|N|28|58|W|display=inline,title}}. 62 were killed; two crewmen survived.<ref name="Uboatnet"/>
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