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 Oblt. Wolfgang Römer |
ObStrm Paul Sander |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-103
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 | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | Daydawn | 4,768 |  | br | OB-244 | A | |
| 21 Nov 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze |  | Victoria | 6,085 |  | gr | OB-244 | B |
| 27 Nov 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | | Glenmoor | 4,393 | | br | OB-248 | C |
| 28 Nov 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | Mount Athos | 3,578 | | gr | OB-248 | D | |
| 28 Nov 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | | St. Elwyn | 4,940 | | br | OB-249 | E |
| 8 Dec 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | | Calabria | 9,515 | | br | SLS-56 | F |
| 9 Dec 1940 | U-103 | Viktor Schütze | Empire Jaguar | 5,186 | | br | OB-252 | G | |
| 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, NW 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 U-104, but the target was actually U-103, which escaped unscathed.
21 Nov 1940
During an attack on convoy OB 244 NW of Ireland in which two ships were sunk, one of the convoy vessels turned to ram the surfaced U-103. U-103 fired a torpedo at the vessel, which missed, and just managed to evade ramming. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 208)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.