U702

July 8, 1940-The keel of the U702 is laid in the HC Stülcken shipyards in Hamburg.

September 3, 1941-The U702 is commissioned and joins the 5th Flotilla in Kiel for training.

September 9, 1941-During trials and training, the chief engineer aboard U702 is killed.

March 1, 1942-The U702 is reassigned to the 7th Flotilla in St. Nazaire for active duty, and departs for the submarines first war patrol.

April 3, 1942-The U702 is sunk in the North Sea by a floating mine while en route back to Bergen.

• Maximum displacement: 1,070 tons
• Top speed (surfaced): 17.7 knots
• Top speed (submerged): 7.6 knots
• Maximum depth: 722 feet
• Overall length: 220 feet
• Beam: 20.34 feet

Armament:

• 1-20 mm machine gun
• 1-88 mm deck gun
• 4-forward torpedo tubes
• 1-aft torpedo tube
• 13-magnetic mines