Patrol info for U-48
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 8 Sep, 1940 | Lorient | 25 Sep, 1940 | Lorient | 18 days |
Commander | Officers * |  Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt | 1WO Oblt. Reinhard Suhren | 2WO Ltn. Otto Ites | ObStrm Herbert Engel |
U-48's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 18 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-48 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 15 Sep, 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt |  | Alexandros | 4.343 |  | gr | SC-3 |
| 15 Sep, 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Empire Volunteer | 5.319 |  | br | SC-3 | |
| 15 Sep, 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | HMS Dundee (L 84) | 1.060 | | br | SC-3 |
| 18 Sep, 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | City of Benares | 11.081 | | br | OB-213 |
| 18 Sep, 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Magdalena | 3.118 | | br | SC-3 |
| 18 Sep, 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Marina | 5.088 | | br | OB-213 | |
| 21 Sep, 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Blairangus | 4.409 | | br | HX-72 | |
| 21 Sep, 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Broompark (d.) | 5.136 | | br | HX-72 | |
| 39.554 | ||||||||
| 7 ships sunk (34.418 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5.136 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 8 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-48 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-48 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-48 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-48 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.