German submarine U-467
German submarine "U-467" was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. She carried out two patrols. She sank no ships. She was a member of one wolfpack. She was sunk by a US Navy aircraft southeast of Iceland on 25 May 1943. Design. German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. "U-467" had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine  was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert GU 343/38–8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . "U-467" was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the  stern), fourteen torpedoes, one SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and one twin C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty. Service history. The submarine was laid down on 22 June 1941 at Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 298, launched on 16 May 1942 and commissioned on 15 July under the command of "Kapitänleutnant" Heinz Kummer. She served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 15 July 1942 for training and the 11th flotilla from 1 April 1943 for operations. First patrol. "U-432"s first patrol was preceded by a short journey  from Kiel in Germany to Bergen in Norway. The patrol itself began when the boat departed Bergen on 27 March 1943. She headed northwest into the Norwegian Sea. Second patrol and loss. Her second foray began with her departure from Bergen on 20 May 1943. On the 25th, she was sunk by a FIDO homing torpedo dropped by a US Navy Catalina flying boat from VP-84. Forty-six men went down with "U-467"; there were no survivors. Wolfpacks. "U-467" took part in one wolfpack, namely: