U-702
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 9 Oct, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 8 Jul, 1940 | HC Stülcken, Hamburg (werk 761) | ||
| Launched | 24 May, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 3 Sep, 1941 | Kptlt. Wolf-Rüdiger von Rabenau | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 3 Sep, 1941 - 28 Feb, 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1942 - 3 Apr, 1942 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Left Kiel, Germany on 21 March, 1942. Missing from 3 April, 1942 in the North Sea, in position 59.55,8N, 02.23,3E, possibly by a drifting mine. 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||
In 1987 a wreck of a German U-boat was found off Norway during an oil exploration, that wreck is probably the U-702 and it appears to have hit a floating mine on its way to Bergen.
General notes on this boat
In 1987 a wreck that is most probably U-702 was found during oil exploration off Norway.
Men lost from the boat
9 Sep, 1941
The chief engineer (LI) was killed during an accident in Kiel. The boat was undergoing trials at the time.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |
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Related page: U-boats Missing in Action. |