Wolfpacks

Neuland

This wolfpack operated from 6 Mar 1943 to 12 Mar 1943.

Notes: 8 boats leave to join group Ostmark on 8 March but on the same day Neuland is reforced with another 8 boats.

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-86Walter Schug6 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 
U-190Max Wintermeyer6 Mar 19438 Mar 1943 
U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer8 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 
U-229Robert Schetelig6 Mar 19438 Mar 1943 
U-336Hans Hunger8 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 
U-373Paul-Karl Loeser6 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 
U-406Horst Dieterichs6 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 
U-439Helmut von Tippelskirch6 Mar 19438 Mar 1943 
U-440Hans Geissler6 Mar 194316 Mar 1943 
U-440Hans Geissler6 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 
U-441Klaus Hartmann16 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 
U-444Albert Langfeld8 Mar 194311 Mar 1943U-boat was lost
U-447Friedrich Bothe6 Mar 19438 Mar 1943 
U-448Helmut Dauter8 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 
U-530Kurt Lange6 Mar 19438 Mar 1943 
U-590Heinrich Müller-Edzards8 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 
U-608Rolf Struckmeier8 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 
U-633Bernhard Müller6 Mar 194310 Mar 1943U-boat was lost
U-641Horst Rendtel6 Mar 19438 Mar 1943 
U-642Herbert Brünning6 Mar 19438 Mar 1943 
U-659Hans Stock8 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 
U-665Hans-Jürgen Haupt6 Mar 19438 Mar 1943 
U-757Friedrich Deetz6 Mar 194312 Mar 1943 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Neuland

Resource id #52

ms = 49.39N28.45W,50.33N25.45W,51.27N25.45W,50.33N28.45W,52.21N31.45W,52.05N27.35W,52.21N27.15W,55.57N24.15W,55.03N27.15W,58N15W,58.39N25.36W,58.39N25.36W,58.39N25.36W,56.51N23.48W,47.51N24.15W,48N23.30W,49.39N25.45W,49.39N27.15W,51.20N29.25W,50.33N28.45W,50.33N28.45W,56.51N25.36W,56.51N29.12W,58.39N31.00W,58.39N27.24W,58.45N21.57W,58.39N18.24W,57.45N20.12W,45.09N15.15W,46.03N21.15W,47.51N24.15W,48.45N28.45W,50.33N30.15W,52.21N28.45W,53.15N22.45W,50.33N27.15W,50.33N24.15W,50.33N25.45W,50.33N28.45W,52.21N31.45W,51.27N28.45W,53.15N24.15W,49.39N24.15W,51.27N24.15W,51.27N27.15W,50.33N31.45W,52.21N31.45W,51.27N28.45W,52.21N24.15W,55.03N27.15W,55.57N30.15W,56.51N31.00W,57.45N27.24W,58.39N20.12W,58.39N22.00W,56.51N23.48W,49.39N24.15W,50.33N22.45W,49.39N27.15W,49.39N28.45W,51.27N30.15W,51.27N27.15W,53.15N24.15W,49.39N25.45W,50.33N24.15W,50.33N25.45W,50.33N28.45W,51.27N28.45W,51.27N28.45W,53.15N22.45W,48.45N21.15W,49.39N22.45W,49.39N25.45W,49.39N28.45W,50.33N30.15W,51.14N29.18W,56.51N23.48W,55.57N28.45W,58.39N31.00W,58.39N27.24W,57.45N20.12W,57.45N18.24W,56.51N20.12W,55.57N42.15W,56.51N36.24W,55.57N34.45W,54.09N33.15W,54.09N31.45W,51.27N31.45W,49.39N30.15W,55.03N22.45W,55.03N28.45W,56.51N31.00W,58N15W,56.51N23.48W,57.45N23.48W,55.57N25.45W,43.21N30.15W,45.09N30.15W,47.51N30.15W,48.45N27.15W,49.39N30.15W,51.14N29.18W,53.15N24.15W,51.27N31.45W,48.45N30.15W,48.45N30.15W,49.39N31.45W,53.15N31.45W,51.27N28.45W,53.15N25.45W,55.03N24.15W,56.51N25.36W,58.08N32.20W,58.51N19.55W,56.51N22.00W,56.51N29.12W,56.51N29.12W,58.39N25.36W,58.39N22.00W,58.39N18.24W,57.45N22.00W,54.09N25.45W,55.03N28.45W,58N15W,58.39N25.36W,58.39N22.00W,58.39N18.24W,58.39N22.00W,55.57N42.15W,56.51N38.12W,55.57N36.15W,54.09N36.15W,54.09N31.45W,50.33N31.45W,49.39N28.45W,55.03N25.45W,56.51N29.12W,58.39N29.12W,58.39N23.48W,58.39N22.00W,58.39N23.48W,58.39N24.42W,51.27N28.45W,51.27N25.45W,51.27N27.15W,51.27N30.15W,53.15N31.45W,51.35N28.30W,48.45N27.15W


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
7 Mar 1943U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer Jamaica3,015nw
8 Mar 1943U-190Max Wintermeyer Empire Lakeland7,015brSC-121
8 Mar 1943U-633Bernhard Müller Guido3,921brSC-121
8 Mar 1943U-642Herbert Brünning Leadgate2,125brSC-121
9 Mar 1943U-530Kurt Lange Milos3,058swSC-121
10 Mar 1943U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer Andrea F. Luckenbach6,565amHX-228
10 Mar 1943U-229Robert Schetelig Coulmore (d.)3,670brSC-121
10 Mar 1943U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer Lawton B. Evans (d.)7,197amHX-228
10 Mar 1943U-229Robert Schetelig Nailsea Court4,946brSC-121
10 Mar 1943U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer Tucurinca5,412brHX-228
11 Mar 1943U-86Walter Schug Brant County5,001nwHX-228
11 Mar 1943U-757Friedrich Deetz HMS LCT-2398 [Trans.]291brHX-228
11 Mar 1943U-590Heinrich Müller-Edzards Jamaica Producer (d.)5,464brHX-228
11 Mar 1943U-757Friedrich Deetz William C. Gorgas7,197amHX-228
 64,877

11 ships sunk (48,546 tons) and 3 ships damaged (16,331 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.


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