U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-402

Date lookup for 29 Apr 1942


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
26 Mar 1942St. Nazaire20 May 1942St. Nazaire56 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner
WO

Ltn. Otto Hübschen

U-402's position on 29 Apr 1942

Ships hit by U-402 on this date

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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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