Wolfpack Steinbrinck
Wolfpack Steinbrinck | |
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Active | 3–11 August 1942 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Kriegsmarine |
Size | 14 submarines |
Engagements | Convoy ON 115 Convoy SC 94 |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Gerd Kelbling Ernst Mengersen Erich Topp |
Military unit
Steinbrinck was a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic from 3 August 1942 to 11 August 1942.[1]
Name
The group was named after Otto Steinbrinck (1888 - 1949) German U-boat commander in WW I on U-6, UB-10, UB-18 and UC-65. He sank 204 ships for a total of 243,424 gross register tons (GRT)
Service
The group was responsible for sinking eleven merchant ships 59,560 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging a further three merchant ships 21,074 gross register tons (GRT).
Raiding Summary
Date | U-boat | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Convoy | Fate |
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3 August 1942 | U-552 | G.S. Walden | ![]() | 10,627 | ON 115 | Damaged |
3 August 1942 | U-552 | Lochkatrine | ![]() | 9,419 | ON 115 | Sunk |
4 August 1942 | U-607 | Belgian Soldier | ![]() | 7,167 | ON 115 | Sunk |
5 August 1942 | U-593 | Spar | ![]() | 3,616 | SC 94 | Sunk |
8 August 1942 | U-379 | Anneberg | ![]() | 2,537 | SC 94 | Sunk |
8 August 1942 | U-379 | Kaimoku | ![]() | 6,367 | SC 94 | Sunk |
8 August 1942 | U-176 | Kelso | ![]() | 3,956 | SC 94 | Sunk |
8 August 1942 | U-176 | Mount Kassion | ![]() | 7,914 | SC 94 | Sunk |
8 August 1942 | U-176 | Trehata | ![]() | 4,817 | SC 94 | Sunk |
9 August 1942 | U-176 | Radchurch | ![]() | 3,701 | SC 94 | Sunk |
10 August 1942 | U-660 | Cape Race | ![]() | 3,807 | SC 94 | Sunk |
10 August 1942 | U-660 | Condylis | ![]() | 4,439 | SC 94 | Damaged |
10 August 1942 | U-660 | Empire Reindeer | ![]() | 6,259 | SC 94 | Sunk |
10 August 1942 | U-660 | Oregon | ![]() | 6,008 | SC 94 | Damaged |
U-boats
U-boat | Commander | From | To | Notes |
U-71 | Hardo Rodler von Roithberg[2] | 3 August 1942 | 7 August 1942 | |
U-176 | Reiner Dierksen[3] | 5 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
U-210 | Rudolf Lemcke[4] | 3 August 1942 | 6 August 1942 | U-boat was lost |
U-256 | Odo Loewe[5] | 7 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
U-379 | Paul-Hugo Kettner[6] | 3 August 1942 | 8 August 1942 | U-boat was lost |
U-454 | Burckhard Hackländer[7] | 3 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
U-552 | Erich Topp[8] | 3 August 1942 | 4 August 1942 | |
U-593 | Gerd Kelbling[9] | 3 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
U-595 | Jürgen Quaet-Faslem[10] | 6 August 1942 | 9 August 1942 | |
U-597 | Eberhard Bopst[11] | 3 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
U-605 | Herbert-Viktor Schütze[12] | 7 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
U-607 | Ernst Mengersen[13] | 3 August 1942 | 10 August 1942 | |
U-660 | Götz Baur[14] | 6 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
U-704 | Horst Wilhelm Kessler[15] | 3 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 |
Bibliography
- Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. pp. 89, 91, 92, 95, 100. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.
References
- Notes
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfpack Steinbrinck". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hardo Rodler von Roithberg". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Reiner Dierksen". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Rudolf Lemcke". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Odo Loewe". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Paul-Hugo Kettner". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Burckhard Hackländer". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Erich Topp (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Gerd Kelbling (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Jürgen Quaet-Faslem". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Eberhard Bopst". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Herbert-Viktor Schütze". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ernst Mengersen (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Götz Baur". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Wilhelm Kessler". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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