Wolfpacks

Lerche

This wolfpack operated from 11 Apr 1943 to 13 Apr 1943.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-168Helmuth Pich11 Apr 194313 Apr 1943 
U-191Helmut Fiehn11 Apr 194313 Apr 1943 
U-203Hermann Kottmann11 Apr 194313 Apr 1943 
U-260Hubertus Purkhold11 Apr 194313 Apr 1943 
U-270Paul-Friedrich Otto11 Apr 194313 Apr 1943 
U-532Ottoheinrich Junker11 Apr 194313 Apr 1943 
U-563Götz von Hartmann11 Apr 194313 Apr 1943 
U-584Joachim Deecke11 Apr 194313 Apr 1943 
U-630Werner Winkler11 Apr 194313 Apr 1943 
U-706Alexander von Zitzewitz11 Apr 194313 Apr 1943 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Lerche

Resource id #39

ms = 54.09N31.45W,54.09N30.15W,55.57N22.45W,53.15N33.15W,54.09N28.45W,55.57N22.45W,51.27N31.45W,54.09N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,52.21N31.45W,54.09N28.45W,54.09N24.15W,53.15N30.15W,54.09N28.45W,55.03N27.15W,54.09N34.45W,54.09N31.45W,55.03N25.45W,53.15N31.45W,54.15N30.00W,55.57N22.45W,53.15N33.15W,54.09N30.15W,55.57N22.45W,54.09N33.15W,54.09N31.45W,55.57N37.45W,54.09N34.45W,54.15N30.00W,53.15N30.15W


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 Apr 1943U-563Götz von Hartmann Fresno City (d.)7,261brHX-232
12 Apr 1943U-706Alexander von Zitzewitz Fresno City7,261brHX-232
12 Apr 1943U-563Götz von Hartmann Pacific Grove7,117brHX-232
12 Apr 1943U-563Götz von Hartmann Ulysses2,666nlHX-232
 24,305

3 ships sunk (17,044 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,261 tons).

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


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