U-302
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 6 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 2 Apr, 1941 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 302) | ||
| Launched | 25 Apr, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 16 Jun, 1942 | Oblt. Herbert Sickel | ||
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| Career | 10 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 10 war patrols
General notes on this boat
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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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |