Patrol info for U-48
Date lookup for 25 Aug 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 7 Aug 1940 | Kiel | 28 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 22 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 KrvKpt. Hans Rudolf Rösing |
1WO Oblt. Reinhard Suhren |
2WO Ltn. Otto Ites |
ObStrm Herbert Engel |
U-48's position on 25 Aug 1940
Ships hit by U-48 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing | Athelcrest | 6,825 |  | br | HX-65A | A | |
| 25 Aug 1940 | U-48 | Hans Rudolf Rösing |  | Empire Merlin | 5,763 | | br | HX-65A | B |
| 12,588 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (12,588 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-48 during this patrol
25 Aug 1940
In the early morning, the boat sank two ships from convoy HX 65A and was then forced to dive when attacked by HMS Godetia, but U-48 evaded the depth charge attack and escaped unscathed.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.