Wolfpack Endrass
Endrass was a "wolfpack" of German U-boats that operated from 12 to 17 June 1942 in attacking Convoy HG 84 that comprised 23 Allied ships. The group's name commemorated the U-boat commander Engelbert Endrass, who was killed in action in December 1941.[1]
U-boats, commanders and dates
- U-71, Walter Flachsenberg, 12–16 June
- U-84, Horst Uphoff, 12–17 June
- U-89, Dietrich Lohmann, 12–17 June
- U-132, Ernst Vogelsang, 12–17 June
- U-134, Rudolf Schendel, 12–17 June
- U-437, Werner-Karl Schulz, 12–17 June
- U-552, Erich Topp, 12–17 June
- U-571, Helmut Möhlmann, 12–17 June
- U-575, Günther Heydemann, 12–17 June
Ships hit by this Wolfpack
Five ships of Convoy HG 84, assembled at Gibraltar for passage to Liverpool, were sunk, all by the U-boat U-552 in the early hours of 15 June.
Etrib, Pelayo & Slemdal
The first attack came at 00:59, about 700 kilometres (380 nmi) west of Corunna, Spain, when U-552 fired torpedoes at the convoy and hit and sank the 1,943-ton British merchant ship Etrib,[2] the 1,346-ton British merchant ship Pelayo,[3] and the 7,374-ton Norwegian tanker Slemdal.[4]
City of Oxford and Thurso
U-552 struck again at 04:34, firing three torpedoes at the convoy. Two British merchant ships, the 2,759-ton City of Oxford[5] and the 2,436-ton Thurso[6] were hit and sunk.
References
- Notes
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfpack Endrass". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Etrib (Steam merchant)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Pelayo (Motor merchant)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Slemdal (Motor tanker)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "City of Oxford (Steam merchant)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Thurso (Steam merchant)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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