Patrol info for U-103
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 21 Sep 1940 | Kiel | 19 Oct 1940 | Lorient | 29 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 KrvKpt. Viktor Schütze |
1WO Oblt. Harald Gelhaus |
2WO Wolfgang Römer |
ObStrm Paul Sander |
U-103's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 29 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-103 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze |  | Nina Borthen | 6,123 |  | nw | OB-222 |
| 9 Oct 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | | Delphin | 3,816 |  | gr | SC-6 |
| 9 Oct 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | Graigwen (d.) | 3,697 |  | br | SC-6 | |
| 9 Oct 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | | Zannes Gounaris | 4,407 | | gr | SC-6 |
| 13 Oct 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | Nora | 1,186 |  | es | ||
| 15 Oct 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | | Thistlegarth | 4,747 | | br | OB-227 |
| 23,976 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (20,279 tons) and 1 ship damaged (3,697 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 4 positions of the 6 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-103 during this patrol
9 Oct 1940
On the morning of this day, U-103 sighted convoy SC-6. After a successful attack at 2200hrs the boat was depth charged by a convoy escort.
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