Patrol info for U-48
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 4 Oct 1939 | Kiel | 25 Oct 1939 | Kiel | 22 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Herbert Schultze |
1WO Oblt. Reinhard Suhren |
2WO Ltn. Otto Ites |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-48
We have daily positions for all 22 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 4 Oct 1939.
5 Oct 1939 - 6 Oct 1939 - 7 Oct 1939 - 8 Oct 1939 - 9 Oct 1939 - 10 Oct 1939 - 11 Oct 1939 - 12 Oct 1939 - 13 Oct 1939 - 14 Oct 1939 - 15 Oct 1939 - 16 Oct 1939 - 17 Oct 1939 - 18 Oct 1939 - 19 Oct 1939 - 20 Oct 1939 - 21 Oct 1939 - 22 Oct 1939 - 23 Oct 1939 - 24 Oct 1939 -
Arrival at Kiel on 25 Oct 1939.
Ships hit by U-48 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1939 | U-48 | Herbert Schultze |  | Emile Miguet | 14,115 |  | fr | KJ-2 | A |
| 13 Oct 1939 | U-48 | Herbert Schultze | | Heronspool | 5,202 |  | br | OB-17 | B |
| 13 Oct 1939 | U-48 | Herbert Schultze | | Louisiane | 6,903 | | fr | OA-17 | C |
| 14 Oct 1939 | U-48 | Herbert Schultze | | Sneaton | 3,677 | | br | D | |
| 17 Oct 1939 | U-48 | Herbert Schultze | | Clan Chisholm | 7,256 | | br | HG-3 | E |
| 37,153 | |||||||||
5 ships sunk (37,153 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1939
19 Oct 1939. U-48 commenced shelling the British steamer Rockpool at 13.32 hrs. until return fire forced her to dive. After the boat surfaced and opened fire again, a destroyer arrived, sending her into a second dive.
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Attacks on U-48 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-48 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.