on 13 October and Thistlegarth, west northwest of Rockall, on 15 October. U-103 docked at her new base, Lorient on the French Atlantic coast, on 19 October. Second patrol U-103s second patrol began with her being unsuccessfully attacked by the northwest of Ireland on 11 November 1940. She then sank Daydawn and Victoria on 21 November, Glenmoor on the 27th, and Mount Athos and on the 28th. The attacks continued with on 8 December and Empire Jaguar the next day. The submarine returned to Lorient on 12 December. Third patrol On 13 February 1941 Arthur F. Corwin was damaged by U-103, and sunk by later that day. On 19 February U-103 sank the Norwegian motor ship Benjamin Franklin. The Flower-class corvette HMS Pimpernel rescued seven survivors, and landed them at Liverpool. The Egyptian steamship Memphis rescued 29 of her crew, but on 28 February Memphis suffered engine failure and sank with all hands. Fourth patrol U-103s fourth patrol was off the coast of West Africa. At 103 days, it was her longest patrol. She sank Polyana southwest of the Cape Verde Islands on 24 April 1941. The ship sank with all hands in one minute. U-103 sank Samsø, Wray Castle, Surat and Dunkwa in the first week of May. When Dunkwa sank, U-103s crew saw that there were 39 survivors in one lifeboat. The U-boat crew righted another boat and provided drinking water. On 25 May, she sank the cargo ship Radames off the coast of Liberia. The sinking of the Radames was filmed, and is often shown on documentaries about the Battle of the Atlantic. U-103 sank another seven ships off the African coast before returning to Lorient on 12 July. Fifth patrol U-103s fifth patrol was in the North Atlantic. It sank Niceto de Larrinaga, Edward Blyden and Lapwing west of the Canary Islands on 22 September 1941. Sixth patrol The U-boat's sixth patrol was part of Operation Drumbeat, off the Atlantic coast of the USA. She sank W. L. Stead about off the Delaware River on 2 February 1942. The torpedo hit set the ship on fire but wave action soon extinguished it. Using her deck gun, U-103 fired 83 rounds, scoring 17 hits and reigniting the fire. She fired a further two torpedoes. The second missed, but the third detonated the tanker's cargo, sending flames into the air. U-103 also sank San Gil on 4 February,