German submarine U-402

German submarine U-402

Unterseeboot 402 ("U-402") was a German type VII C U-Boat of World War Two.

"U-402" commanded by "Kapitänleutnant" Siegfried von Forstner carried out eight combat patrols sinking 14 merchantmen and one warship during the Second World War. "U-402" also damaged three other ships. For his numerous successes, von Forstner received the Iron Cross.

No ships were sunk during the first patrol from 26 October 1941 to 9 December 1941. On the second patrol "U-402" damaged the 12000-ton troopship "Llangibby Castle" off the Bay of Biscay on 16 January 1942 but the damaged troopship was able to make repairs in the Azores. [Blair 1996 pp.489-492]

"U-402" sank a 4800-ton ship en route to the Atlantic coast of the United States on its third patrol and then sank the 5300-ton Russian tanker "Ashkabad" and its escort, the 1000-ton converted yacht USS Cythera (PY-26) off Cape Hatteras on 2 May 1942. [Blair 1996 p.544] During the fourth patrol, "U-402" was depth charged by patrol bombers off Cape Hatteras in mid-July and suffered a battery explosion. [Waters December 1966 p.99] "U-402" limped back to France on 5 August 1942.

"U-402" torpedoed five ships from convoy SC-107 on its fifth patrol, seven ships from convoy SC-118 on its sixth patrol, and two ships from convoy SC-129 on its seventh patrol. "U-402" was depth charged and damaged by the corvette "Gentian" following the successful submerged daylight attack on convoy SC-129. [Blair 1998 p.329]

"U-402" shot down an attacking bomber over the Bay of Biscay following departure for its eighth patrol on 4 September 1943. [Blair 1998 pp.420&762] "U-402" was sunk on 13 October 1943 by a Mark 24 FIDO Torpedo dropped by TBF Avenger aircraft from USS Card (CVE-11). [Waters December 1966 p.105]

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