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Patrol info for U-48


DepartureArrival / FateDays
22 May, 1941St. Nazaire21 Jun, 1941Kiel31 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Herbert Schultze
1WO

Peter Schrewe
2WO

Oblt. Siegfried Atzinger
Cdr training

Kptlt. Adolf Cornelius Piening
WO

Ulrich Knackfuß
WO sea training

Joachim Guse
WO sea training

Hans Diederich Duis

U-48's daily positions during the patrol


We have 29 daily positions for the 31 days U-48 was at sea.

Ships hit by U-48 during this patrol

DateU-boatCommanderName of shipTonsNat.Convoy
 
3 Jun, 1941U-48Herbert Schultze Inversuir (d.)9.456brOB-327 
5 Jun, 1941U-48Herbert Schultze Wellfield6.054brOB-328 
6 Jun, 1941U-48Herbert Schultze Tregarthen5.201brOB-329 
8 Jun, 1941U-48Herbert Schultze Pendrecht10.746nlOB-329 
12 Jun, 1941U-48Herbert Schultze Empire Dew7.005br 
 38.462
4 ships sunk (29.006 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9.456 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol


We have positions of the 5 ships attacked.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-48 during this patrol *

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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.

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