Patrol info for U-103
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 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 |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-103
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We have daily positions for all 29 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 21 Sep 1940.
22 Sep 1940 - 23 Sep 1940 - 24 Sep 1940 - 25 Sep 1940 - 26 Sep 1940 - 27 Sep 1940 - 28 Sep 1940 - 29 Sep 1940 - 30 Sep 1940 - 1 Oct 1940 - 2 Oct 1940 - 3 Oct 1940 - 4 Oct 1940 - 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 -
Arrival at Lorient on 19 Oct 1940.
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 | | Zannes Gounaris | 4,407 |  | gr | SC-6 |
| 9 Oct 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | Graigwen (d.) | 3,697 |  | br | SC-6 | |
| 9 Oct 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | | Delphin | 3,816 | | 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 | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1940
6 Oct 1940. During the morning of this day, U-103 fired two torpedoes at a lone tanker, but both missed the target. In the evening the boat had more luck (see above), although four torpedoes were needed to achieve the sinking.
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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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