Wolfpacks

Without name

This wolfpack operated from 20 Sep 1940 to 22 Sep 1940.

Notes: Operated West of Ireland.

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-29Otto Schuhart20 Sep 194022 Sep 1940 
U-32Hans Jenisch20 Sep 194022 Sep 1940 
U-43Wilhelm Ambrosius20 Sep 194022 Sep 1940 
U-47Günther Prien20 Sep 194022 Sep 1940 
U-48Heinrich Bleichrodt20 Sep 194022 Sep 1940 
U-65Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen20 Sep 194022 Sep 1940 
U-99Otto Kretschmer20 Sep 194022 Sep 1940 
U-100Joachim Schepke20 Sep 194022 Sep 1940 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Without name

Resource id #37

ms = 58.39N13.00W,58.39N14.48W,58.39N11.12W,49.39N09.15W,52.21N12.15W,55.03N16.45W,56.51N13.00W,55.03N15.15W,55.03N16.45W,56.51N23.48W,55.20N22.30W,55.03N24.15W,56.51N16.36W,55.08N18.30W,53.15N19.45W,58.39N14.48W,55.57N19.45W,53.15N18.15W,57.45N16.36W,55.40N22.04W,52.21N18.15W,56.51N11.12W,55N19W,55.30N13.40W


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
21 Sep 1940U-99Otto Kretschmer Baron Blythswood3,668brHX-72
21 Sep 1940U-48Heinrich Bleichrodt Blairangus4,409brHX-72
21 Sep 1940U-48Heinrich Bleichrodt Broompark (d.)5,136brHX-72
21 Sep 1940U-100Joachim Schepke Canonesa8,286brHX-72
21 Sep 1940U-100Joachim Schepke Dalcairn4,608brHX-72
21 Sep 1940U-47Günther Prien Elmbank (d.)5,156brHX-72
21 Sep 1940U-99Otto Kretschmer Elmbank5,156brHX-72
21 Sep 1940U-99Otto Kretschmer Invershannon9,154brHX-72
21 Sep 1940U-100Joachim Schepke Torinia10,364brHX-72
22 Sep 1940U-32Hans Jenisch Collegian (d.)7,886brHX-72
22 Sep 1940U-100Joachim Schepke Empire Airman6,586brHX-72
22 Sep 1940U-100Joachim Schepke Frederick S. Fales10,525brHX-72
22 Sep 1940U-100Joachim Schepke Scholar3,940brHX-72
22 Sep 1940U-100Joachim Schepke Simla6,031nwHX-72
 90,905

11 ships sunk (72,727 tons) and 3 ships damaged (18,178 tons).

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


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