Patrol info for U-48
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 26 May 1940 | Kiel | 29 Jun 1940 | Kiel | 35 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 KrvKpt. Hans Rudolf Rösing |
1WO Oblt. Reinhard Suhren |
2WO Ltn. Otto Ites |
ObStrm Herbert Engel |
U-48's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #33
ms = 54.22N10.10E,54.09N04.15E,55.57N02.45E,59.33N01.24E,61.21N00.37W,64.57N08.22E,64.03N10.37E,63.09N01.37E,58.48N08.45W,57.45N09.24W,55.33N08.26W,53.15N13.45W,49.39N13.45W,46.57N12.15W,44.04N12.30W,45.09N09.42W,44.15N13.45W,45.09N16.45W,45.09N16.45W,44.15N13.45W,44.15N24.15W,44.15N12.15W,45.10N11.50W,43.34N14.20W,45.09N18.15W,46.57N19.45W,50.33N18.15W,53.15N16.45W,55.57N13.45W,59.33N07.36W,61.21N00.37W,56.51N05.00E,54.22N10.10E
We have 33 daily positions for the 35 days U-48 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-48 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing |  | Stancor | 798 |  | br | |
| 7 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Eros (d.) | 5,888 | | br | |
| 7 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | Frances Massey | 4,212 | | br | ||
| 11 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Violando N. Goulandris | 3,598 |  | gr | |
| 19 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | Baron Loudoun | 3,164 | | br | HG-34F | |
| 19 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | British Monarch | 5,661 | | br | HG-34F | |
| 19 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Tudor | 6,607 |  | nw | HG-34F |
| 20 Jun 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | | Moordrecht | 7,493 |  | nl | HX-49 |
| 37,421 | ||||||||
7 ships sunk (31,533 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5,888 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #46
ms = 58.48N08.45W,55.33N08.26W,44.04N12.30W,45.10N11.50W,45N11.21W,43.34N14.20W
We have 6 positions of the 8 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-48 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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