Patrol info for U-48
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 8 Sep 1940 | Lorient | 25 Sep 1940 | Lorient | 18 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt |
1WO Oblt. Reinhard Suhren |
2WO Ltn. Otto Ites |
ObStrm Herbert Engel |
U-48's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #33
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.57N06.15W,48.45N10.45W,51.27N15.15W,54.09N15.15W,56.51N16.36W,57.45N16.36W,56.43N15.17W,57.45N14.48W,56.51N18.24W,56.43N21.15W,57.45N18.24W,56.51N16.36W,55.08N18.30W,53.15N19.45W,50.33N15.15W,47.51N09.15W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 18 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-48 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt |  | Alexandros | 4,343 |  | gr | SC-3 |
| 15 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Empire Volunteer | 5,319 |  | br | SC-3 | |
| 15 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | HMS Dundee (L 84) | 1,060 | | br | SC-3 |
| 18 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | City of Benares | 11,081 | | br | OB-213 |
| 18 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Magdalena | 3,118 | | br | SC-3 |
| 18 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Marina | 5,088 | | br | OB-213 | |
| 21 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Blairangus | 4,409 | | br | HX-72 | |
| 21 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Broompark (d.) | 5,136 | | br | HX-72 | |
| 39,554 | ||||||||
7 ships sunk (34,418 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5,136 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #46
ms = 56.30N16.30W,56.43N15.17W,56.45N14.14W,56.43N21.15W,56.46N21.15W,57.20N20.16W,55.08N18.30W,55.18N22.21W
We have positions of the 8 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-48 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-48 during this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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