Patrol info for U-402
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 26 Mar 1942 | St. Nazaire | 20 May 1942 | St. Nazaire | 56 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner |
WO Ltn. Otto Hübschen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-402
We have daily positions for all 56 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 26 Mar 1942.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 20 May 1942.
Ships hit by U-402 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1942 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner |  | Empire Progress | 5,249 |  | br | ON-80 | A |
| 30 Apr 1942 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | Ashkhabad | 5,284 |  | sj | B | |
| 2 May 1942 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | | USS Cythera (PY 26) | 602 |  | am | C | |
| 11,135 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (11,135 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
2 May 1942. U-402 took two captives from the sunken US ship Cythera.
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Attacks on U-402 during this patrol
29 Apr 1942
A US Navy Catalina flying boat (VP-84) piloted by Lt (jg) Robert A. Proctor dropped four depth charges after locating U-402 on radar about 20 miles south of Cape Lookout, North Carolina. (Sources: Ragnar J. Ragnarsson)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.