Wolfpacks

Hecht (Pike)

This wolfpack operated from 7 May 1942 to 18 Jun 1942.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-94Otto Ites7 May 194218 Jun 1942 
U-96Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel7 May 194218 Jun 1942 
U-124Johann Mohr7 May 194218 Jun 1942 
U-406Horst Dieterichs7 May 194218 Jun 1942 
U-569Hans-Peter Hinsch7 May 194218 Jun 1942 
U-590Heinrich Müller-Edzards7 May 194218 Jun 1942 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Hecht

Resource id #35

ms = 47.51N12.15W,48.45N15.15W,49.39N21.15W,51.27N24.15W,53.15N27.15W,52.37N29.13W,51.50N33.35W,47.51N37.45W,49.39N36.15W,50.33N36.15W,50.33N36.15W,50.33N36.15W,49.39N39.15W,48.45N42.15W,46.57N46.45W,45.09N46.45W,42.27N46.54W,42.27N46.54W,41.33N46.54W,38.51N48.06W,40.39N46.54W,41.33N44.30W,43.21N46.45W,43.21N49.45W,44.15N48.15W,45.09N45.15W,44.15N46.45W,46.03N45.15W,47.51N42.15W,50.14N39.12W,50.33N37.45W,52.21N34.45W,52.21N33.15W,52.21N31.45W,51.50N35.00W,49.50N41.37W,49.39N42.15W,49.39N42.15W,50.33N42.15W,51.27N39.15W,51.27N36.15W,50.33N31.45W,49.39N27.15W,42.27N34.54W,41.33N37.18W,40.39N39.42W,44.15N37.45W,46.57N36.15W,49.39N34.45W,51.27N34.45W,49.39N39.15W,49.39N37.45W,51.27N37.45W,51.27N37.45W,51.27N37.45W,50.33N40.45W,48.45N45.15W,46.57N46.45W,45.09N46.45W,43.21N48.15W,42.27N48.06W,40.39N48.06W,38.51N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,40.39N48.06W,43.21N46.45W,45.09N45.15W,45.09N45.15W,46.03N43.45W,46.57N40.45W,48.45N39.15W,49.39N36.15W,53.15N34.45W,52.21N31.45W,51.27N37.45W,50.33N40.45W,49.39N42.15W,48.45N42.15W,49.39N40.45W,49.39N39.15W,50.33N34.45W,50.33N39.15W,50.33N43.45W,45.09N12.15W,47.51N16.45W,49.39N19.45W,51.27N22.45W,53.15N25.45W,53.00N29.57W,51.27N34.45W,49.39N39.15W,50.33N37.45W,52.21N39.15W,52.21N39.15W,52.21N39.15W,51.27N28.45W,50.33N43.45W,47.51N46.45W,46.03N46.45W,44.15N48.15W,42.27N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,38.51N48.06W,38.51N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,40.39N48.06W,43.21N46.45W,43.21N45.15W,44.15N45.15W,45.09N43.45W,46.57N40.45W,47.51N37.45W,48.45N36.15W,50.33N34.45W,52.21N31.45W,52.12N32.37W,51.27N36.15W,48.45N40.45W,49.19N41.33W,48.45N42.15W,48.45N40.45W,49.39N37.45W,50.33N34.45W,50.33N39.15W,50.24N42.37W,46.57N09.15W,47.51N12.15W,48.45N15.15W,50.33N18.15W,52.21N22.45W,52.21N30.15W,51.27N34.45W,48.45N37.45W,49.39N37.45W,51.27N36.15W,51.27N36.15W,51.27N37.45W,50.33N39.15W,48.45N43.45W,46.57N46.45W,46.03N46.45W,44.15N46.45W,42.27N46.54W,42.27N46.54W,38.51N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,44.15N49.45W,44.15N49.45W,44.15N48.15W,46.03N46.45W,45.09N46.45W,46.57N45.15W,47.51N42.15W,50.33N39.15W,51.27N37.45W,52.21N34.45W,54.09N33.15W,51.27N33.15W,51.27N36.15W,49.39N39.15W,48.45N43.45W,49.39N43.45W,50.33N42.15W,51.27N39.15W,51.27N37.45W,51.27N40.45W,51.27N42.15W,46.57N10.45W,48.45N16.45W,50.33N19.45W,52.21N22.45W,53.15N25.45W,53.15N30.15W,52.21N34.45W,50.33N39.15W,50.33N39.15W,52.21N39.15W,53.15N39.15W,53.15N39.15W,52.21N42.15W,50.33N43.45W,47.51N46.45W,46.03N48.15W,44.15N48.15W,44.15N48.15W,43.21N48.15W,38.51N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,40.39N46.54W,42.27N46.54W,44.15N45.15W,44.15N45.15W,45.09N42.15W,46.03N40.45W,47.51N37.45W,48.45N36.15W,49.39N33.15W,51.27N31.45W,52.21N31.45W,50.33N36.15W,49.50N41.37W,49.39N42.15W,48.45N42.15W,48.45N40.45W,48.45N37.45W,49.39N34.45W,50.33N39.15W,50.33N42.15W,46.03N06.15W,46.57N09.15W,46.57N13.45W,48.45N16.45W,51.27N19.45W,60.27N16.36W,51.27N34.45W,49.39N39.15W,51.27N37.45W,51.27N37.45W,52.21N37.45W,51.27N39.15W,51.27N27.15W,49.39N43.45W,46.57N46.45W,46.03N46.45W,44.15N48.15W,43.21N48.15W,41.33N46.54W,38.51N48.06W,39.45N48.06W,42.27N48.06W,43.21N48.15W,43.21N48.15W,43.21N46.45W,45.09N45.15W,45.09N42.15W,46.03N43.45W,46.57N42.15W,48.45N39.15W,49.39N37.45W,51.27N34.45W,52.21N33.15W,51.27N33.15W,50.33N36.15W,49.39N39.15W,49.39N43.45W,49.39N42.15W,49.39N42.15W,50.33N37.45W,51.27N36.15W,52.21N33.15W,50.33N30.15W


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
12 May 1942U-94Otto Ites Cocle5,630paONS-92
12 May 1942U-124Johann Mohr Cristales5,389brONS-92
12 May 1942U-124Johann Mohr Empire Dell7,065brONS-92
12 May 1942U-124Johann Mohr Llanover4,959brONS-92
12 May 1942U-124Johann Mohr Mount Parnes4,371grONS-92
13 May 1942U-94Otto Ites Batna4,399brONS-92
13 May 1942U-94Otto Ites Tolken4,471swONS-92
5 Jun 1942U-94Otto Ites Maria da Gloria320pt
9 Jun 1942U-124Johann Mohr FFL Mimosa (J 6254)925frONS-100
10 Jun 1942U-94Otto Ites Empire Clough6,147brONS-100
10 Jun 1942U-94Otto Ites Ramsay4,855brONS-100
11 Jun 1942U-569Hans-Peter Hinsch Pontypridd (d.)4,458brONS-100
11 Jun 1942U-94Otto Ites Pontypridd4,458brONS-100
12 Jun 1942U-124Johann Mohr Dartford4,093brONS-100
18 Jun 1942U-124Johann Mohr Seattle Spirit5,627amONS-102
 67,167

14 ships sunk (62,709 tons) and 1 ship damaged (4,458 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.



Books dealing with this subject include:

North Atlantic Run. Milner, Marc, 1985.

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