Wolfpacks

Prien

This wolfpack operated from 12 Jun 1940 to 15 Jun 1940.

Notes: Operated south of Ireland.

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boat	Commander	From	To	Notes
U-25	Heinz Beduhn	12 Jun 1940	15 Jun 1940
U-28	Günter Kuhnke	12 Jun 1940	15 Jun 1940
U-30	Fritz-Julius Lemp	12 Jun 1940	15 Jun 1940
U-32	Hans Jenisch	12 Jun 1940	15 Jun 1940
U-38	Heinrich Liebe	12 Jun 1940	15 Jun 1940
U-47	Günther Prien	12 Jun 1940	15 Jun 1940
U-51	Dietrich Knorr	12 Jun 1940	15 Jun 1940

Daily positions of Wolfpack Prien

Resource id #36

ms = 59.33N07.36W,57.00N09.57W,54.09N13.45W,51.27N15.15W,58.39N11.12W,56.51N13.00W,54.09N12.15W,50.33N13.45W,59.33N05.48W,56.51N11.12W,54.09N12.15W,50.33N13.45W,55.03N10.45W,53.15N12.15W,50.33N13.45W,49.39N12.15W,53.15N10.45W,51.27N10.45W,50.03N10.05W,50.37N08.44W,54.09N10.45W,52.21N12.15W,50.19N10.28W,49.39N13.45W,57.45N09.24W,55.57N10.45W,52.21N13.45W,48.45N15.15W

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

Ships hit by this Wolfpack

Date	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
13 Jun 1940	U-25	Heinz Beduhn	HMS Scotstoun	17,046	br
14 Jun 1940	U-47	Günther Prien	Balmoralwood	5,834	br	HX-47
14 Jun 1940	U-38	Heinrich Liebe	Mount Myrto	5,403	gr
15 Jun 1940	U-38	Heinrich Liebe	Erik Boye	2,238	ca	HX-47
15 Jun 1940	U-38	Heinrich Liebe	Italia	9,973	nw	HX-47
				40,494
5 ships sunk (40,494 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.