Patrol info for U-48
Date lookup for 17 Oct 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 5 Oct 1940 | Lorient | 27 Oct 1940 | Kiel | 23 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt |
1WO Oblt. Reinhard Suhren |
2WO Oblt. Otto Ites |
Cdr training Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Rahmlow |
ObStrm Herbert Engel |
U-48's position on 17 Oct 1940
Ships hit by U-48 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt |  | Scoresby | 3,843 |  | br | SC-7 | A |
| 17 Oct 1940 | U-48 | Heinrich Bleichrodt | Languedoc | 9,512 | | br | SC-7 | B | |
| 13,355 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (13,355 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.