U BOATS IN ACTION SOUTH ATLANTIC - U 103 U 134

2)U 105

Ordered - 24 may 1938

Laid down - 16 Nov 1939

Launched - 15 Jun 1940

Commissioned 10  Sep 40  Kptlt. Georg Schewe

Commanders - 

10 Sep 1940 - 6 Jan 1942 Kptlt. Georg Schewe (Knights Cross)

7 Jan 1942 - 30 Sep 1942  KrvKpt. Heinrich Schuch 

1 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942  Oblt. Hans-Adolf Schweichel 

29 Oct 1942 - 2 Jun 1943   Kptlt. Jürgen Nissen     

Career - 9 patrols

10 Sep 1940 - 31 Dec 1940 2. Flottille (training) 

1 Jan 1941 - 23 Jun 1943  2. Flottille (active service)

Successes - 22 ships sunk, total tonnage 123,924 GRT

1 warship sunk, total tonnage 1,546 tons

Fate: Sunk on 2 June 1943 in the Atlantic west of Dakar, in position 14.15N, 17.35W, by depth charges from a one-of-a-kind French Potez-CAMS 141 flying boat named "Antarès" (Esc 4E FAFL). 53 dead (all hands lost).

By www.uboat.net

In the south Atlantic U-105 sank 11 ships with a total of 74,038 GRT

MEDJERDA - MANDALIKA - CLAN OGILVY - BENWIVIS - ENA DE LARRINAGA - OAKDENE - BENVRACKIE - BENVENUE - RODNEY STAR - SCOTTISH MONARCH - MAROUSSIO LOGOTHETIS

 MEDJERDA

MANDALIKA

 CLAN OGILVY

 BENWIVIS

 ENA DE LARRINAGA

 OAKDENE

 BENVRACKIE

 BENVENUE

 RODNEY STAR 

 SCOTTISH MONARCH

MAROUSSIO LOGOTHETIS

FOLLOWING PAGES ON THE SAME ARTICLE

1)U 103

3)U 106

4)U 107

5)U 108