Wolfpack Wolf
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Wolf was a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated from 13 July to 1 August 1942, attacking Convoy ON 115 in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. They sank two ships sunk totalling {{GRT|12,078|disp=long}} and damaged another ({{GRT|8,093}}).{{Cite web
|url= http://uboat.net/ops/wolfpacks/36.html
|title=Wolfpack Wolf
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
|access-date=26 January 2010
}}
U-Boats & Commanders
The wolfpack comprised eleven U-boats, namely
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| scope="col" width="50px" |U-Boat
! scope="col" width="200px" |Commander ! scope="col" width="90px" |From ! scope="col" width="90px" |To ! scope="col" width="200px" |Notes | |
|---|---|
| align="center"|{{GS|U-43|1939|2}}
|align="left" |Hans-Joachim Schwantke |align="right" |13 Jul 1942 |align="right" |30 Jul 1942 | | |
| align="center"|{{GS|U-71|1940|2}}
|align="left" |Hardo Rodler von Roithberg |align="right" |13 Jul 1942 |align="right" |30 Jul 1942 | | |
| align="center"|{{GS|U-86|1941|2}}
|align="left" |Walter Schug |align="right" |13 Jul 1942 |align="right" |31 Jul 1942 | | |
| align="center"|{{GS|U-90|1941|2}}
|align="left" |Hans-Jürgen Oldörp |align="right" |13 Jul 1942 |align="right" |24 Jul 1942 |align="left" |Depth-charged and sunk by Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Croix (I81) | |
| align="center"|{{GS|U-379 | 2}}
|align="left" |Paul-Hugo Kettner |align="right" |13 Jul 1942 |align="right" |1 Aug 1942 | |
| align="center"|{{GS|U-454 | 2}}
|align="left" |Burckhard Hackländer |align="right" |13 Jul 1942 |align="right" |30 Jul 1942 | |
| align="center"|{{GS|U-461 | 2}}
|align="left" |Wolf-Harro Stiebler |align="right" |26 Jul 1942 |align="right" |1 Aug 1942 | |
| align="center"|{{GS|U-552 | 2}}
|align="left" |Erich Topp |align="right" |13 Jul 1942 |align="right" |30 Jul 1942 | |
| align="center"|{{GS|U-597 | 2}}
|align="left" |Eberhard Bopst |align="right" |13 Jul 1942 |align="right" |30 Jul 1942 | |
| align="center"|{{GS|U-607 | 2}}
|align="left" |Ernst Mengersen |align="right" |25 Jul 1942 |align="right" |30 Jul 1942 | |
| align="center"|{{GS|U-704 | 2}}
|align="left" |Horst Wilhelm Kessler |align="right" |13 Jul 1942 |align="right" |31 Jul 1942 | |
Ships hit by this wolfpack
=Broompark=
U-552 struck again at 04:09 hours on 25 July, hitting the 5,136-ton British merchant ship Broompark. The ship was taken in tow by the tug {{USS|Cherokee|AT-66|6}}, but sank on 28 July about {{convert|50|nmi|km}} SW of St. Johns. The master and three men were lost, while 38 men and 7 gunners were picked up by HMCS Brandon.{{Cite web
|url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1962.html
|title=Broompark (Steam merchant)
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
|access-date=26 January 2010
}}
=Empire Rainbow=
At 07.57 hours on 26 July the 6,942-ton British merchant ship Empire Rainbow was hit and damaged by a torpedo fired by {{GS|U-607||2}} about {{convert|300|nmi|km}} E of Cape Race. Later, at 08.11, the ship was hit again, this time by a torpedo fired by {{GS|U-704||2}}, which sank her. The entire crew; Master, 38 men and 8 gunners were picked up by {{HMS|Burnham|H82|6}} and {{HMCS|Dauphin|K157|6}}.{{Cite web
|url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1968.html
|title=Empire Rainbow (Motor merchant)
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
|access-date=26 January 2010
}}
References
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