U-108
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | Type IX-class Submarine |
Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG |
Yard Number | 971 |
Ordered | 24 May 1938 |
Laid Down | 27 Dec 1939 |
Launched | 15 Jul 1940 |
Commissioned | 22 Oct 1940 |
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U-108 Operational Timeline
25 Jun 1941 | In the North Atlantic Ocean at 0620 hours, German submarine U-108 (Kapitänleutnant Klaus Scholtz) sank 4,362-ton Greek merchant steamer Ellinico, dispersed from Allied convoys OG-65 and sailing in ballast, with a torpedo amidships; she sank within three minutes with no survivors. At 1614 hours, U-108 struck again, sinking Greek merchant steamer Nicolas Pateras, dispersed from Allied convoy OB-336, with a torpedo amidships followed by gunfire between 1713 hours and 1755 hours, in heavy seas and strong wind. |
2 Apr 1942 | Morosini sighted German submarine U-108 in the Atlantic Ocean at 2050 hours and exchanged recognition signals. |
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