


U-103
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | Type IX-class Submarine |
Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG |
Yard Number | 966 |
Ordered | 24 May 1938 |
Laid Down | 6 Sep 1939 |
Launched | 12 Apr 1940 |
Commissioned | 5 Jul 1940 |
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U-103 Operational Timeline
28 May 1942 | U-103 sank US tanker New Jersey 90 miles southwest of Grand Cayman island (41 survived) in the Caribbean Sea. |
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