U-302
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 6 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 2 Apr 1941 | Flender Werke AG, Lübeck (werk 302) | ||
| Launched | 25 Apr 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 16 Jun 1942 | Oblt. Herbert Sickel | ||
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| Career | 8 patrols | 16 Jun 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Dec 1942 - 31 May 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun 1943 - 31 Oct 1943 13. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov 1943 - 6 Apr 1944 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 12,697 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 6 April, 1944 in the North Atlantic north-west of the Azores, in position 45.05N, 35.11W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Swale. 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 3 ships hit by U-302 - View the 8 war patrols
General notes on this boat
26 Jan 1943. On 26 January, 1943 U-302 had to break off her patrol in the Arctic Sea due to serious technical problems.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-302 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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