Patrol info for U-402
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 26 Mar 1942 | St. Nazaire | 20 May 1942 | St. Nazaire | 56 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Siegfried von Forstner |
WO Ltn. Otto Hübschen |
U-402's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 47.14N02.12W,45.09N03.42W,46.03N04.45W,46.03N07.45W,45.09N09.42W,45.09N12.15W,45.09N15.15W,44.15N19.45W,44.15N22.45W,44.15N25.45W,43.21N28.45W,43.21N30.15W,43.21N34.45W,42.27N37.18W,42.27N40.54W,42.27N42.06W,41.33N43.18W,41.33N36.06W,40.29N52.35W,40.39N52.54W,39.45N56.30W,38.51N60.06W,38.51N62.30W,37.57N67.18W,36.09N68.30W,34.21N69.42W,34.21N67.18W,34.21N68.30W,34.21N69.42W,34.21N69.42W,32.33N68.30W,30.45N68.30W,31.39N70.54W,32.33N74.30W,33.27N76.54W,34.19N76.31W,34.21N74.30W,33.27N75.42W,34.21N72.06W,35.15N68.30W,35.15N64.54W,38.51N61.18W,37.03N57.42W,37.03N55.18W,37.57N51.42W,38.51N48.06W,38.51N43.18W,39.45N39.42W,40.39N36.06W,41.33N32.30W,41.33N27.42W,42.27N22.54W,43.21N16.45W,44.15N10.54W,45.09N07.18W,47.14N02.12W
We have daily positions for all 56 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-402 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1942 | U-402 | Siegfried von Forstner |  | Empire Progress | 5,249 |  | br | ON-80 |
| 30 Apr 1942 | U-402 | Siegfried von Forstner | | Ashkhabad | 5,284 |  | sj | |
| 2 May 1942 | U-402 | Siegfried von Forstner | | USS Cythera (PY 26) | 602 |  | am | |
| 11,135 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (11,135 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #39
ms = 40.29N52.35W,34.19N76.31W
We have 2 positions of the 3 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-402 during this patrol
29 Apr 1942
The U-boat was attacked at night with four depth charges by an US Navy PBY Catalina aircraft (VP-84), piloted by Lt(jg) Robert A. Proctor, after being located by radar about 20 miles south of Cape Lookout. (Sources: Ragnar J. Ragnarsson)
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