U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-108


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
1 Apr 1943Lorient16 May 1943Stettin46 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Ralf-Reimar Wolfram
1WO

Oblt. Richard von Harpe
WO

Ltn. Erich Krempl

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-108


We have 40 daily positions for the 46 days U-108 was at sea.

Wolfpack operations during this patrol

U-108 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
   Adler (7 Apr 1943 - 13 Apr 1943)
   Meise (13 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943)
   Specht (27 Apr 1943 - 28 Apr 1943)

Ships hit by U-108 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
19 Apr 1943U-108Ralf-Reimar Wolfram Robert Gray7,176amHX-234A
 7,176

1 ship sunk (7,176 tons).

General Events during this patrol

We have no events listed for this patrol.

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Attacks on U-108 during this patrol

22 Apr 1943
The boat was depth charged for a "fairly long time", but continued to shadow convoy ON(S) 4. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 285)

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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