| Operations information for U-302 |
26.11.1942 - 01.12.1942
First Sailing
U-302 left Kiel under the command of Herbert Sickel on 26th Nov 1942 and arrived at return on 1st Dec 1942 after five days.
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02.01.1943 - 06.01.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 2nd Jan 1943, U-302 left Bergen under the command of Herbert Sickel and after four days arrived at return on 6th Jan 1943.
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10.01.1943 - 29.01.1943
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-302 departed under Herbert Sickel from Narvik on 10th Jan 1943 and arrived at return on 29th Jan 1943 after more than two weeks.
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02.02.1943 - 21.02.1943
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-302 left Kaafjord under the command of Herbert Sickel on 2nd Feb 1943 and after more than two weeks arrived at return on 21st Feb 1943.
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14.03.1943 - 15.03.1943
Fifth Sailing
On the 14th Mar 1943, U-302 left Narvik under the command of Herbert Sickel and arrived at return on 15th Mar 1943 after one day.
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17.03.1943 - 17.04.1943
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-302 departed under Herbert Sickel from Narvik on 17th Mar 1943 and after four and a half weeks arrived at return on 17th Apr 1943.
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18.04.1943 - 20.04.1943
Seventh Sailing
U-302 left Narvik under the command of Herbert Sickel on 18th Apr 1943 and arrived at return on 20th Apr 1943 after two days.
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29.05.1943 - 01.06.1943
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 29th May 1943, U-302 left Trondheim under the command of Herbert Sickel and after three days arrived at return on 1st Jun 1943.
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09.06.1943 - 19.07.1943
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-302 departed under Herbert Sickel from Hammerfest on 9th Jun 1943 and arrived at return on 19th Jul 1943 after more than five weeks.
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25.07.1943 - 25.07.1943
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-302 left Narvik under the command of Herbert Sickel on 25th Jul 1943 and arrived at return on the same day.
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30.07.1943 - 25.09.1943
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 30th Jul 1943, U-302 left Skjomenford under the command of Herbert Sickel and arrived at return on 25th Sep 1943 after just over eight weeks.
Herbert Sickel hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 28th Aug 1943 he sank the Soviet 2,920 ton Dikson.
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06.12.1943 - 30.01.1944
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-302 departed under Herbert Sickel from Trondheim on 6th Dec 1943 and after nearly eight weeks arrived at return on 30th Jan 1944.
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11.03.1944 - 06.04.1944
Thirteenth Sailing
U-302 left La Pallice under the command of Herbert Sickel on 11th Mar 1944 and arrived at return on 6th Apr 1944 after more than three weeks.
Herbert Sickel hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy, both of them were from convoy SC-156.-
On 6th Apr 1944 he sank the Norwegian 3,531 ton Ruth I, sailing with convoy SC-156.
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On 6th Apr 1944 he sank the Norwegian 6,246 ton South America, a member of convoy SC-156.
You can read more about the Norwegian ships listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the links for more information on Ruth I and South America.
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