Patrol info for U-48
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 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 |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-48
We have daily positions for all 18 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 8 Sep 1940.
9 Sep 1940 - 10 Sep 1940 - 11 Sep 1940 - 12 Sep 1940 - 13 Sep 1940 - 14 Sep 1940 - 15 Sep 1940 - 16 Sep 1940 - 17 Sep 1940 - 18 Sep 1940 - 19 Sep 1940 - 20 Sep 1940 - 21 Sep 1940 - 22 Sep 1940 - 23 Sep 1940 - 24 Sep 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 25 Sep 1940.
Ships hit by U-48 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt |  | HMS Dundee (L 84) | 1,060 |  | br | SC-3 | A |
| 15 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Alexandros | 4,343 |  | gr | SC-3 | B |
| 15 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Empire Volunteer | 5,319 | | br | SC-3 | C |
| 18 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | City of Benares | 11,081 | | br | OB-213 | D |
| 18 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Marina | 5,088 | | br | OB-213 | E |
| 18 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Magdalena | 3,118 | | br | SC-3 | F |
| 21 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Blairangus | 4,409 | | br | HX-72 | G |
| 21 Sep 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | | Broompark (d.) | 5,136 | | br | HX-72 | H |
| 39,554 | |||||||||
7 ships sunk (34,418 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5,136 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1940
23 Sep 1940. U-48 and U-99 searched for survivors from a crashed Heinkel He 111 aircraft in naval grid BF 17.
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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.