High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! German submarine U-462 was a Type XIV supply and replenishment U-boat ("Milchkuh") of the of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 2 January 1941, by Deutsche Werke of Kiel. She was commissioned on 5 March 1942 with Oberleutnant zur See Bruno Vowe in command. Vowe commanded the boat until she was lost.