Patrol info for U-103
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 15 Apr 1942 | Lorient | 22 Jun 1942 | Lorient | 69 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Werner Winter |
1WO Konstantin von Rappard |
2WO Oblt. Oskar-Heinz Kusch |
supernumerary WO Kptlt. Helmuth Pich |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-103
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We have daily positions for all 69 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 15 Apr 1942.
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Arrival at Lorient on 22 Jun 1942.
Ships hit by U-103 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1942 | U-103 | Werner Winter | Stanbank | 5,966 |  | br | ||
| 17 May 1942 | U-103 | Werner Winter |  | Ruth Lykes | 2,612 |  | am | |
| 19 May 1942 | U-103 | Werner Winter | | Ogontz | 5,037 | | am | |
| 21 May 1942 | U-103 | Werner Winter | Clare | 3,372 | | am | ||
| 21 May 1942 | U-103 | Werner Winter | Elizabeth | 4,727 | | am | ||
| 23 May 1942 | U-103 | Werner Winter | | Samuel Q. Brown | 6,625 | | am | |
| 24 May 1942 | U-103 | Werner Winter | | Hector | 1,828 |  | nl | |
| 26 May 1942 | U-103 | Werner Winter | Alcoa Carrier | 5,588 | | am | ||
| 28 May 1942 | U-103 | Werner Winter | | New Jersey | 6,414 | | am | |
| 42,169 | ||||||||
9 ships sunk (42,169 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
17 May 1942. U-103 rendered medical aid to shipwrecked survivors of the sunken Ruth Lykes.
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Attacks on U-103 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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