U BOATS IN ACTION SOUTH ATLANTIC - U 103 U 134

1)U 103

Ordered - 24 May 1938

Laid down - 6 Sep 1939  AG Weser, Bremen (werk 966)

Launched - 12 Apr 1940

Commissioned 5 Jul 1940  Korvkpt. Victor Schütze (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)

Commanders 

5 Jul 1940 - 12 Aug 1941  Korvkpt. Victor Schütze (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)

15 Jul 1942 - 13 Mar 1944   Kptlt. Gustav-Adolf Janssen (German Cross in Gold)

23 Jan 1945 - 18 Feb 1945         Oblt. Heinz Murl

31 Mar 1945 - 15 Apr 1945         Oblt. Hans-Norbert Schunck

Career

11 patrols 

5 Jul 1940 - 1 Sep 1940 2. Flottille (training)

1 Sep 1940 - 1 Jan 1944 2. Flottille (active service)

1 Jan 1944 - 1 Mar 1944 24. Flottille (school boat)

Successes 45 ships sunk, total tonnage 237,596 GRT

3 ships damaged, total tonnage 28,158 GRT

Fate: Decommissioned on 13 March 1944 at Memel and later used as training hulk at Gotenhafen. In January 1945 transferred to Hamburg-Finkenwerder and used as power generating plant. Transferred to Kiel in April 1945. 

Scuttled on 3 May 1945 at Kiel. Wreck broken up.

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During her period in action in the south Atlantic U-103 sank 12 merchants for a total of 82,367 DWT and 53,464 tons of cargo and 20 Spitfire aircrafts from British ELMDENE.

POLYANA - SAMSO - WRAY CASTLE - SURAT - DUNKWA - CITY OF WINCHESTER - CITY OF SHANGHAI - BRITISH GRENADIER - MARIONGA - RADAMES - WANGI WANGI - ELMDENE

 POLYANA

SAMSÖ

 WRAY CASTLE

 SURAT

 DUNKWA

 CITY OF WINCHESTER

 CITY OF SHAGHAI

 BRITISH GRENADIER

MARIONGA

 RADAMES

WANGI WANGI

 ELMDENE

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