U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-103
21.09.1940 - 19.10.1940 First Sailing - active patrol U-103 left Kiel under the command of Viktor Schütze on 21st Sep 1940 and arrived at return on 19th Oct 1940 after four weeks. Viktor Schütze hit six ships on this patrol, four of these ships were in convoy: One was from convoy OB-227 and three were from convoy SC-6. On 6th Oct 1940 he sank the Norwegian 6,123 ton Nina Borthen. On 9th Oct 1940 he damaged the British 3,697 ton Graigwen, sailing with convoy SC-6. On 9th Oct 1940 he sank the Greek 3,816 ton Delphin, a member of convoy SC-6. On 9th Oct 1940 he sank the Greek 4,407 ton Zannes Gounaris, part of convoy SC-6. On 13th Oct 1940 he sank the Estonian 1,186 ton Nora. On 15th Oct 1940 he sank the British 4,747 ton Thistlegarth, from convoy OB-227. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Nina Borthen.
09.11.1940 - 12.12.1940 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 9th Nov 1940, U-103 left Lorient under the command of Viktor Schütze and after more than four weeks arrived at return on 12th Dec 1940. Viktor Schütze hit seven ships on this patrol, five of these ships were in convoy: two were from convoy OB-244, one was from convoy OB-248, one was from convoy OB-252 and one was from convoy SLS-56. On 21st Nov 1940 he sank the British 4,768 ton Daydawn, sailing with convoy OB-244. On 21st Nov 1940 he sank the Greek 6,085 ton Victoria, a member of convoy OB-244. On 27th Nov 1940 he sank the British 4,393 ton Glenmoor, part of convoy OB-248. On 28th Nov 1940 he sank the British 3,578 ton Mount Athos. On 28th Nov 1940 he sank the British 4,940 ton St Elwyn. On 8th Dec 1940 he sank the British 9,515 ton Calabria, from convoy SLS-56. On 9th Dec 1940 he sank the British 5,186 ton Empire Jaguar, sailing with convoy OB-252. You can find more about convoy OB-244 at the warsailors.com page on convoy OB-244.
21.01.1941 - 24.02.1941 Third Sailing - active patrol U-103 departed under Viktor Schütze from Lorient on 21st Jan 1941 and arrived at return on 24th Feb 1941 after nearly five weeks. Viktor Schütze hit four ships on this patrol, three of these ships were in convoy: One was from convoy HX-106 and two were from convoy HX-107. On 13th Feb 1941 he damaged the British 10,516 ton Arthur F Corwin, a member of convoy HX-106. On 17th Feb 1941 he sank the British 10,455 ton Edwy R Brown, part of convoy HX-107. On 18th Feb 1941 he sank the British 5,459 ton Seaforth. On 19th Feb 1941 he sank the Norwegian 7,034 ton Benjamin Franklin, from convoy HX-107. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Benjamin Franklin.
01.04.1941 - 12.07.1941 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-103 left Lorient under the command of Viktor Schütze on 1st Apr 1941 and after fourteen and a half weeks arrived at return on 12th Jul 1941. Viktor Schütze hit thirteen ships on this patrol, four of these ships were in convoy: One was from convoy OB-310, two were from convoy OB-313 and one was from convoy OG-60. On 25th Apr 1941 he sank the Norwegian 2,267 ton Polyana, sailing with convoy OG-60. On 1st May 1941 he sank the British 1,494 ton Samsô. On 3rd May 1941 he sank the British 4,253 ton Wray Castle. On 6th May 1941 he sank the British 4,752 ton Dunkwa, a member of convoy OB-310. On 6th May 1941 he sank the British 5,529 ton Surat. On 9th May 1941 he sank the British 7,120 ton City of Winchester, part of convoy OB-313. On 11th May 1941 he sank the British 5,828 ton City of Shanghai, from convoy OB-313. On 20th May 1941 he sank the Egyptian 3,575 ton Radames. On 22nd May 1941 he sank the British 6,857 ton British Grenadier. On 24th May 1941 he sank the Greek 4,236 ton Marionga. On 25th May 1941 he sank the Dutch 7,789 ton Wangi Wangi. On 8th Jun 1941 he sank the British 4,853 ton Elmdene. On 29th Jun 1941 he sank the Italian 6,619 ton Ernani. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Polyana.
10.09.1941 - 09.11.1941 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 10th Sep 1941, U-103 left Lorient under the command of Werner Winter and arrived at return on 9th Nov 1941 after eight and a half weeks. Werner Winter hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy, both of them were from convoy SL-87. On 22nd Sep 1941 he sank the British 5,003 ton Edward Blyden, sailing with convoy SL-87. On 22nd Sep 1941 he sank the British 5,591 ton Niceto de Larrinaga, a member of convoy SL-87.
03.01.1942 - 01.03.1942 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-103 departed under Werner Winter from Lorient on 3rd Jan 1942 and after just over eight weeks arrived at return on 1st Mar 1942. Werner Winter hit four ships on this patrol. On 2nd Feb 1942 he sank the American 6,182 ton WL Steed. On 4th Feb 1942 he sank the Panamanian 3,627 ton San Gil. On 5th Feb 1942 he sank the American 8,327 ton India Arrow. On 5th Feb 1942 he sank the American 8,403 ton China Arrow.
15.04.1942 - 22.06.1942 Seventh Sailing - active patrol U-103 left Lorient under the command of Werner Winter on 15th Apr 1942 and arrived at return on 22nd Jun 1942 after more than nine weeks. Werner Winter hit nine ships on this patrol. On 5th May 1942 he sank the British 5,966 ton Stanbank. On 17th May 1942 he sank the American 2,612 ton Ruth Lykes. On 19th May 1942 he sank the American 5,037 ton Ogontz. On 21st May 1942 he sank the American 3,372 ton Clare. On 21st May 1942 he sank the American 4,727 ton Elizabeth. On 23rd May 1942 he sank the American 6,625 ton Samuel Q Brown. On 24th May 1942 he sank the Dutch 1,828 ton Hector. On 26th May 1942 he sank the American 5,588 ton Alcoa Carrier. On 28th May 1942 he sank the American 6,414 ton New Jersey.
21.10.1942 - 29.12.1942 Eighth Sailing - active patrol On the 21st Oct 1942, U-103 left Lorient under the command of Gustav-Adolf Janssen and after nearly ten weeks arrived at return on 29th Dec 1942. Gustav-Adolf Janssen hit three ships on this patrol, two of these ships were in convoy: One was from convoy ON-149 and one was from convoy SL-125. On 31st Oct 1942 he sank the British 6,405 ton Tasmania, part of convoy SL-125. On 6th Dec 1942 he sank the British 5,025 ton Henry Stanley, from convoy ON-149. On 13th Dec 1942 he damaged the British 13,945 ton Hororata.
07.02.1943 - 26.03.1943 Ninth Sailing - active patrol U-103 departed under Gustav-Adolf Janssen from Lorient on 7th Feb 1943 and arrived at return on 26th Mar 1943 after more than six weeks. On 24th Mar 1943 in square BF 48, U-103 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 224 Squadron. U-103 was not damaged by the attack.
24.04.1943 - 26.05.1943 Tenth Sailing - active patrol U-103 left Lorient under the command of Gustav-Adolf Janssen on 24th Apr 1943 and after four and a half weeks arrived at return on 26th May 1943. At 0015 HRS on 27th Apr 1943 in square BF 45, U-103 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 172 Squadron. At 1448 HRS on 22nd May 1943 in square BF 47, U-103 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 10 OTU Squadron. The boat defended itself with flak without destroying the aircraft.
25.07.1943 - 26.07.1943 Eleventh Sailing On the 25th Jul 1943, U-103 left Lorient under the command of Gustav-Adolf Janssen and arrived at return on 26th Jul 1943 after one day.
18.09.1943 - 01.01.1944 Twelfth Sailing - active patrol U-103 departed under Gustav-Adolf Janssen from Lorient on 18th Sep 1943 and after fifteen weeks arrived at return on 1st Jan 1944.
03.01.1944 - 07.01.1944 Thirteenth Sailing U-103 left Bergen under the command of Gustav-Adolf Janssen on 3rd Jan 1944 and arrived at return on 7th Jan 1944 after four days.

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