Patrol info for U-402
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 21 Apr 1943 | La Pallice | 26 May 1943 | La Pallice | 36 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Siegfried von Forstner |
1WO Ltn. Karl-Wilhelm Pancke |
U-402's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 46.10N01.14W,45.09N03.42W,45.09N06.06W,45.09N08.30W,45.09N10.54W,45.09N13.45W,45.09N16.45W,46.03N19.45W,46.57N22.45W,47.51N25.45W,49.39N30.15W,49.39N31.45W,49.39N36.15W,50.33N40.45W,52.21N43.45W,52.21N45.15W,51.27N40.45W,47.51N40.45W,45.09N39.15W,42.27N34.54W,40.30N32.30W,41.33N33.42W,42.27N31.18W,44.15N28.45W,45.09N28.45W,45.09N28.45W,45.09N28.45W,45.09N27.15W,45.09N22.45W,45.09N19.45W,45.09N15.15W,45.09N13.45W,45.09N09.42W,45.09N08.30W,45.09N04.54W,46.10N01.14W
We have daily positions for all 36 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-402 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried von Forstner | Antigone | 4,545 |  | br | SC-129 | |
| 11 May 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried von Forstner | Grado | 3,082 |  | nw | SC-129 | |
| 7,627 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (7,627 tons). | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #38
ms = 40.30N32.30W
We have 1 position of the 2 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-402 during this patrol
11 May 1943
von Forstner had just slipped through the convoy screen of SC-129 and sunk 2 ships when one of its escorts, corvette HMS Gentian found the submerged boat and seriously damaged her. The boat aborted the patrol and reached France on 26 May. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 329)
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