U-108

CountryGermany
Ship ClassType IX-class Submarine
BuilderDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG
Yard Number971
Ordered24 May 1938
Laid Down27 Dec 1939
Launched15 Jul 1940
Commissioned22 Oct 1940

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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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