Laid down 17 May 1941 Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 296)
Launched 30 Mar 1942
Commissioned 20 May 1942 Kptlt. Heinz Wolf
Commanders 20 May 1942 - 2 May 1943 Kptlt. Heinz Wolf
Career
4 patrols 20 May 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 8. Flottille (training)
1 Oct 1942 - 2 May 1943 6. Flottille (front boat)
Successes No ships sunk or damaged
Fate Sunk 2 May, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay north of Cape Finisterre, Spain, in position 44.48N, 08.58W, by depth charges from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn. 461/M). 48 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, November 1989).
View the 4 war patrols
Previously recorded fate
•Sunk 7 May, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay west of St. Nazaire, France, in position 47.06N, 10.58W, by depth charges from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (RAAF-Sqdn. 10/W). (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was in fact against U-663 inflicting major damages.
Wolfpack operations
U-465 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Panzer (23 Nov 1942 - 11 Dec 1942)
Raufbold (11 Dec 1942 - 12 Dec 1942)
Landsknecht (19 Jan 1943 - 28 Jan 1943)
Pfeil (1 Feb 1943 - 8 Feb 1943)
