German submarine U-702
Introduction '''German submarine ''U-702''''' was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' for service during World War II. She was under the command of ''Kapitänleutnant'' Wolf-Rüdiger von Rabenau (Crew 30).
Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-702'' had a displacement of  when at the surface and  while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of  for use while surfaced, two Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c double-acting electric motors producing a total of  for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two  propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to .The submarine had a maximum surface speed of  and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for  at ; when surfaced, she could travel  at . ''U-702'' was fitted with five  torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one  SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a  C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.
Service Originally serving with 5th U-Boat Flotilla a training vessel from 3 September 1941 until 28 February 1942, ''U-702'' was transferred to the 7th U-Boat Flotilla for her official war-time service. On 21 March, twenty-one days after her transfer, she set sail from Hamburg on a two-day voyage to the Heligoland island chain to prepare for her first assignment. She left port on the twenty-ninth, and began her patrol of the North Sea. On 31 March 1942, ''U-702'' struck a mine laid by the French submarine  in position
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