Wolfpacks

Lachs (Salmon)

This wolfpack operated from 15 Aug 1942 to 27 Sep 1942.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-174Ulrich Thilo15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-176Reiner Dierksen15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-216Karl-Otto Schultz15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-256Odo Loewe15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-258Wilhelm von Mässenhausen15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-356Georg Wallas15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-373Paul-Karl Loeser15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-438Rudolf Franzius15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-569Hans-Peter Hinsch15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-595Jürgen Quaet-Faslem15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-596Gunter Jahn15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-605Herbert-Viktor Schütze15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-607Ernst Mengersen15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 
U-618Kurt Baberg3 Sep 194227 Sep 1942 
U-660Götz Baur15 Aug 19424 Sep 1942 
U-705Karl-Horst Horn15 Aug 19423 Sep 1942U-boat was lost
U-755Walter Göing15 Aug 194227 Sep 1942 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Lachs

Resource id #47

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Map provided by our Daily Positions of U-boats project.

Ships hit by this Wolfpack

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
15 Aug 1942U-705Karl-Horst Horn Balladier3,279amSC-95
16 Aug 1942U-596Gunter Jahn Suecia4,966swSC-95
25 Aug 1942U-176Reiner Dierksen Empire Breeze (d.)7,457brON-122
25 Aug 1942U-438Rudolf Franzius Empire Breeze7,457brON-122
25 Aug 1942U-605Herbert-Viktor Schütze Katvaldis3,163brON-122
25 Aug 1942U-605Herbert-Viktor Schütze Sheaf Mount5,017brON-122
25 Aug 1942U-438Rudolf Franzius Trolla1,598nwON-122
9 Sep 1942U-755Walter Göing USS Muskeget (WAG 48)1,827am
20 Sep 1942U-596Gunter Jahn Empire Hartebeeste5,676brSC-100
25 Sep 1942U-216Karl-Otto Schultz Boston4,989brRB-1
 45,429

9 ships sunk (37,972 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,457 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.


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