List of all U-boats
U-502
Type | IXC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 25 Sep 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 2 Apr 1940 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 292) | ||||||||
| Launched | 18 Feb 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 31 May 1941 | Kptlt. Jürgen von Rosenstiel | ||||||||
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| Career 4 patrols |
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| Successes | 14 ships sunk, total tonnage 78,843 GRT 2 ships damaged, total tonnage 23,797 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 6 July 1942 in the Bay of Biscay west of La Rochelle, in position 46.10N, 06.40W, by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (172 Sqn RAF/H). 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-502 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Reissewolf (21 Oct 1941 - 30 Oct 1941)
Attacks on this boat and other events
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.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
General notes on this boat
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.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-502 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Goat with Flowers |
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