Patrol info for U-103
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Nov 1940 | Lorient | 12 Dec 1940 | Lorient | 34 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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indicates an Allied attack on the boat.
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We have daily positions for all 34 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 9 Nov 1940.
10 Nov 1940 - 11 Nov 1940 - 12 Nov 1940 - 13 Nov 1940 - 14 Nov 1940 - 15 Nov 1940 - 16 Nov 1940 - 17 Nov 1940 - 18 Nov 1940 - 19 Nov 1940 - 20 Nov 1940 - 21 Nov 1940 - 22 Nov 1940 - 23 Nov 1940 - 24 Nov 1940 - 25 Nov 1940 - 26 Nov 1940 - 27 Nov 1940 - 28 Nov 1940 - 29 Nov 1940 - 30 Nov 1940 - 1 Dec 1940 - 2 Dec 1940 - 3 Dec 1940 - 4 Dec 1940 - 5 Dec 1940 - 6 Dec 1940 - 7 Dec 1940 - 8 Dec 1940 - 9 Dec 1940 - 10 Dec 1940 - 11 Dec 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 12 Dec 1940.
Ships hit by U-103 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | Daydawn | 4,768 |  | br | OB-244 | |
| 21 Nov 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze |  | Victoria | 6,085 |  | gr | OB-244 |
| 27 Nov 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | Glenmoor | 4,393 | | br | OB-248 | |
| 28 Nov 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | Mount Athos | 3,578 | | gr | ||
| 28 Nov 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | | St. Elwyn | 4,940 | | br | OB-249 |
| 8 Dec 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | | Calabria | 9,515 | | br | SLS-56 |
| 9 Dec 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | Empire Jaguar | 5,186 | | br | OB-252 | |
| 38,465 | ||||||||
7 ships sunk (38,465 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-103 during this patrol
11 Nov 1940
On 11 Nov, 1940 northwest of Ireland, in position 56.28N, 14.13W, the British corvette HMS Rhododendron depth charged a German U-boat. This attack was thought to have sunk the U-104 but that turned out to be not the case.
This attack was actually against U-103 inflicting no damage.
21 Nov 1940
During an attack on convoy OB-244 (2 ships sunk) one of the convoy vessels turned to ram the surfaced boat. The boat fired a torpedo towards the oncoming ship but missed and just managed to evade the ramming without any damage. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 208)
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