Patrol info for U-648
Date lookup for 20 Nov 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Oct 1943 | St. Nazaire | 22 Nov 1943 | Lost | 45 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. (R) Peter-Arthur Stahl |
U-648's position on 20 Nov 1943
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-648 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Siegfried (25 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943)
Siegfried 3 (27 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943)
Jahn (30 Oct 1943 - 2 Nov 1943)
Tirpitz 5 (2 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943)
Eisenhart 10 (9 Nov 1943 - 10 Nov 1943)
Eisenhart 8 (10 Nov 1943 - 11 Nov 1943)
Eisenhart 7 (11 Nov 1943 - 15 Nov 1943)
Ships hit by U-648 on this date
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-648 during this patrol
20 Nov 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
Canadian Sunderland W6031 (422 Sqn RCAF/G, pilot F/O J.D. B. Ulrichson, RCAF)
1745hrs, in the vicinity of combined convoy SL-139/MKS-30: forewarned by the Naxos radar detector, U-648 fought off the Sunderland with accurate AA fire. Approx. one hour later the aircraft sent a distress call saying it was about to ditch at 42°40N/19°30W. The crew of 11 were never found.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.