Patrol info for U-502
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 22 Apr 1942 | Lorient | 6 Jul 1942 | Lost | 76 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Jürgen von Rosenstiel |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-502
We have 61 daily positions for the 76 days U-502 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 22 Apr 1942.
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Sunk on 6 Jul 1942.
Ships hit by U-502 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel |  | Cape of Good Hope | 4,963 |  | br | A | |
| 24 May 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | Gonçalves Dias | 4,996 |  | bz | B | ||
| 28 May 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | Alcoa Pilgrim | 6,759 |  | am | C | ||
| 3 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | M.F. Elliott | 6,940 | | am | D | |
| 9 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Franklin K. Lane | 6,589 | | am | TO-5 | E |
| 9 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Bruxelles | 5,085 |  | be | TO-5 | F |
| 15 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Scottsburg | 8,001 | | am | G | |
| 15 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Cold Harbor | 5,010 |  | pa | H | |
| 15 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | West Hardaway | 5,702 | | am | I | ||
| 54,045 | |||||||||
9 ships sunk (54,045 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
6 Jul 1942. This boat was the first U-boat sunk by a Wellington bomber and also the first victim of the Leigh Light A/S searchlight.
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Attacks on U-502 during this patrol
9 Jun 1942
U-502 was attacked with depth charges by HMS Churchill after sinking two merchant ships from the TO-5 about 40 miles north-north-east of La Guiara, Venezuela. The destroyer dropped 27 depth charges in five attacks that were well placed according to a radio message later sent by the U-boat, but did no damage.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.