Patrol info for U-48
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 22 May 1941 | St. Nazaire | 21 Jun 1941 | Kiel | 31 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||||
 Kptlt. Herbert Schultze |
1WO Oblt. Peter Schrewe |
2WO Oblt. Siegfried Atzinger |
Cdr training Kptlt. Adolf Cornelius Piening |
WO Ltn. Ulrich Knackfuß |
WO sea training Joachim Guse |
WO sea training Hans Diederich Duis |
U-48's daily positions during the patrol
We have 29 daily positions for the 31 days U-48 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-48 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1941 | U-48 | Herbert Schultze |  | Inversuir (d.) | 9,456 |  | br | OB-327 |
| 5 Jun 1941 | U-48 | Herbert Schultze | Wellfield | 6,054 | | br | OB-328 | |
| 6 Jun 1941 | U-48 | Herbert Schultze | | Tregarthen | 5,201 | | br | OB-329 |
| 8 Jun 1941 | U-48 | Herbert Schultze | | Pendrecht | 10,746 |  | nl | OB-329 |
| 12 Jun 1941 | U-48 | Herbert Schultze | Empire Dew | 7,005 | | br | ||
| 38,462 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (29,006 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9,456 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 5 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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