Wolfpacks

Stier (Bull)

This wolfpack operated from 2 Sep 1942 to 14 Sep 1942.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-96Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel2 Sep 194214 Sep 1942 
U-380Josef Röther2 Sep 194214 Sep 1942 
U-404Otto von Bülow2 Sep 194214 Sep 1942 
U-584Joachim Deecke2 Sep 194214 Sep 1942 
U-594Friedrich Mumm2 Sep 194214 Sep 1942 
U-608Rolf Struckmeier2 Sep 194214 Sep 1942 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Stier

Resource id #35

ms = 49.39N24.15W,50.33N25.45W,53.15N24.15W,52.21N25.45W,52.21N25.45W,51.27N30.15W,51.27N25.45W,51.27N24.15W,51.30N28.25W,50.03N29.32W,48.45N31.45W,47.51N37.45W,46.57N43.45W,52.21N25.45W,52.21N27.15W,54.09N25.45W,54.09N25.45W,54.09N27.15W,52.21N28.45W,52.21N25.45W,52.21N25.45W,52.21N27.15W,51.27N31.45W,48.45N33.15W,47.51N36.15W,47.51N40.45W,51.27N25.45W,51.27N28.45W,54.09N27.15W,54.09N27.15W,54.09N27.15W,51.27N30.15W,52.21N27.15W,53.15N25.45W,52.21N27.15W,51.16N29.08W,49.02N33.30W,47.51N37.45W,46.57N42.15W,51.27N25.45W,52.21N27.15W,53.15N27.15W,53.15N25.45W,53.15N27.15W,53.15N28.45W,52.21N27.15W,52.21N25.45W,52.21N27.15W,51.23N28.13W,48.45N34.45W,47.51N39.15W,47.51N42.15W,53.15N25.45W,51.27N27.15W,53.15N24.15W,53.15N25.45W,53.15N27.15W,51.27N30.15W,52.21N27.15W,52.21N24.15W,52.21N25.45W,50.33N30.15W,48.45N33.15W,48.18N39.43W,47.51N40.45W,53.15N25.45W,52.21N28.45W,53.15N24.15W,53.15N25.45W,53.15N25.45W,52.21N30.15W,51.27N27.15W,51.27N37.45W,51.27N27.15W,50.33N30.15W,48.55N33.38W,47.51N37.45W,47.51N43.45W


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
10 Sep 1942U-96Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel Elisabeth van Belgie4,241beON-127
10 Sep 1942U-96Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel F.J. Wolfe (d.)12,190brON-127
10 Sep 1942U-96Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel Sveve6,313nwON-127
11 Sep 1942U-96Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel Delães415pt
11 Sep 1942U-584Joachim Deecke Empire Oil8,029brON-127
11 Sep 1942U-584Joachim Deecke Hindanger4,884nwON-127
11 Sep 1942U-404Otto von Bülow Marit II (d.)7,417nwON-127
12 Sep 1942U-404Otto von Bülow Daghild (d.)9,272nwON-127
12 Sep 1942U-608Rolf Struckmeier Empire Moonbeam6,849brON-127
12 Sep 1942U-608Rolf Struckmeier Hektoria13,797brON-127
13 Sep 1942U-594Friedrich Mumm Stone Street6,131paON-127
 79,538

8 ships sunk (50,659 tons) and 3 ships damaged (28,879 tons).

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



Books dealing with this subject include:

Corsarios Alemanes en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. de la Sierra, Luis, 1960.

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