Patrol info for U-48
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 5 Oct 1940 | Lorient | 27 Oct 1940 | Kiel | 23 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt |
1WO Oblt. Reinhard Suhren |
2WO Oblt. Otto Ites |
Cdr training Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Rahmlow |
ObStrm Herbert Engel |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-48
We have daily positions for all 23 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 5 Oct 1940.
6 Oct 1940 - 7 Oct 1940 - 8 Oct 1940 - 9 Oct 1940 - 10 Oct 1940 - 11 Oct 1940 - 12 Oct 1940 - 13 Oct 1940 - 14 Oct 1940 - 15 Oct 1940 - 16 Oct 1940 - 17 Oct 1940 - 18 Oct 1940 - 19 Oct 1940 - 20 Oct 1940 - 21 Oct 1940 - 22 Oct 1940 - 23 Oct 1940 - 24 Oct 1940 - 25 Oct 1940 - 26 Oct 1940 -
Arrival at Kiel on 27 Oct 1940.
Ships hit by U-48 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt |  | Brandanger | 4,624 |  | nw | HX-77 | A |
| 11 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Port Gisborne | 8,390 |  | br | HX-77 | B |
| 12 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Davanger | 7,102 | | nw | HX-77 | C | |
| 17 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Scoresby | 3,843 | | br | SC-7 | D |
| 17 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Languedoc | 9,512 | | br | SC-7 | E | |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Sandsend | 3,612 | | br | OB-228 | F |
| 20 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Shirak | 6,023 | | br | HX-79 | G |
| 43,106 | |||||||||
7 ships sunk (43,106 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-48 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.