Patrol info for U-402
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 21 Apr 1943 | La Pallice | 26 May 1943 | La Pallice | 36 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner |
1WO Karl-Wilhelm Pancke |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-402
We have daily positions for all 36 days on this patrol.
Departure from La Pallice on 21 Apr 1943.
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Arrival at La Pallice on 26 May 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-402 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Amsel 1 (3 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)
Elbe (7 May 1943 - 10 May 1943)
Elbe 2 (10 May 1943 - 12 May 1943)
Ships hit by U-402 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner |  | Grado | 3,082 |  | nw | SC-129 | A |
| 11 May 1943 | U-402 | Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner | Antigone | 4,545 |  | br | SC-129 | B | |
| 7,627 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (7,627 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-402 during this patrol
11 May 1943
Kvtkptn von Forstner had just slipped through the convoy screen of SC 129 and sunk two ships when the escort corvette HMS Gentian located and depth charged the boat. Damage was so severe U-402 was forced to return to base, reaching France on 26 May. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 329)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.