Patrol info for U-648
Date lookup for 21 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 21 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
21 Nov 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Liberator BZ819 (53 Sqn RAF/A, pilot W/C H.R.A. Edwards, AFC)
0412hrs, vicinity of convoy SL-139: the aircraft was apparently hit by flak in making a strafing run using the Leigh Light, and its depth charges fell wide. On the return flight three engines failed and the pilot was forced to ditch. He was the sole survivor, rescued on 22 November by HMS Lincolnshire.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.