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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-702Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 06 266
Construction YardH C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg
Yard Number761
Ordered9th Oct 1939
Keel laid8th Jul 1940
Launched24th May 1941
Commissioned3rd Sep 1941
BaubelehrungBaubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
09.41 - 02.425.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
03.42 - 04.427.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
09.41 - 04.42KL
see also: U-10 U-52 

Operations information for U-702
21.03.1942 - 22.03.1942
First Sailing
U-702 left Hamburg under the command of Wolf-Rüdiger von Rabenau on 21st Mar 1942 and arrived at Helgoland on 22nd Mar 1942 after one day.
29.03.1942 - 03.04.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 29th Mar 1942, U-702 left Helgoland under the command of Wolf-Rüdiger von Rabenau. On the 3rd Apr 1942, U-702 was sunk.

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