Patrol info for U-48
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 7 Aug 1940 | Kiel | 28 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 22 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 KrvKpt. Hans Rudolf Rösing |
1WO Oblt. Reinhard Suhren |
2WO Ltn. Otto Ites |
ObStrm Herbert Engel |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-48
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We have daily positions for all 22 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 7 Aug 1940.
8 Aug 1940 - 9 Aug 1940 - 10 Aug 1940 - 11 Aug 1940 - 12 Aug 1940 - 13 Aug 1940 - 14 Aug 1940 - 15 Aug 1940 - 16 Aug 1940 - 17 Aug 1940 - 18 Aug 1940 - 19 Aug 1940 - 20 Aug 1940 - 21 Aug 1940 - 22 Aug 1940 - 23 Aug 1940 - 24 Aug 1940 - 25 Aug 1940 - 26 Aug 1940 - 27 Aug 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 28 Aug 1940.
Ships hit by U-48 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing |  | Hedrun | 2,325 |  | sw | OB-197 |
| 19 Aug 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Ville de Gand | 7,590 |  | be | |
| 24 Aug 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | La Brea | 6,665 |  | br | HX-65 | |
| 25 Aug 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | Athelcrest | 6,825 | | br | HX-65A | |
| 25 Aug 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Empire Merlin | 5,763 | | br | HX-65A |
| 29,168 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (29,168 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-48 during this patrol
25 Aug 1940
In the early morning, the boat sank two ships from convoy HX-65A and was then forced to dive when attacked by HMS Godetia, but U-48 evaded the depth charge attack and escaped without damage.
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