U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-402


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
14 Jan 1943La Pallice23 Feb 1943La Pallice41 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner
1WO

Oblt. Henning Schümann
2WO

Karl-Wilhelm Pancke

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-402


We have daily positions for all 41 days on this patrol.

Wolfpack operations during this patrol

U-402 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
   Landsknecht (19 Jan 1943 - 28 Jan 1943)
   Pfeil (1 Feb 1943 - 8 Feb 1943)

Ships hit by U-402 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
7 Feb 1943U-402Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner Toward1,571brSC-118A
7 Feb 1943U-402Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner Robert E. Hopkins6,625amSC-118B
7 Feb 1943U-402Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner Daghild (d.)9,272nwSC-118C
7 Feb 1943U-402Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner Afrika8,597brSC-118D
7 Feb 1943U-402Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner Henry R. Mallory6,063amSC-118E
7 Feb 1943U-402Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner Kalliopi4,965grSC-118F
8 Feb 1943U-402Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner Newton Ash4,625brSC-118G
 41,718

6 ships sunk (32,446 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9,272 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-402 during this patrol

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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