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U-48
Most
successful U-boat of World War II. Sank 54 Allied merchant ships totaling
324,131 gross registered tons, plus one British warship (sloop), during 12
patrols under three different captains, all during the period September
1939-June 1941.
Type: VII B
Built: Germaniawerft, Kiel
Keel laid: 5 March 1938
Launched: 5 March 1939
Commissioned: 22 April 1939
Commanders:
KL Herbert Schulze, April 1939-May 1940 and December 1940-July 1941
KK Hans Rösing, May-August 1940
KL Heinrich Bleichrodt, August-December 1940
Fate: Scuttled 3 May 1945 at Neustadt
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