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 and damaged another ().
U-Boats & Commanders The wolfpack comprised eleven U-boats, namely U-BoatCommanderFromToNotesHans-Joachim Schwantke13 Jul 194230 Jul 1942Hardo Rodler von Roithberg13 Jul 194230 Jul 1942Walter Schug13 Jul 194231 Jul 1942Hans-Jürgen Oldörp13 Jul 194224 Jul 1942Depth-charged and sunk by Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Croix (I81)Paul-Hugo Kettner13 Jul 19421 Aug 1942Burckhard Hackländer13 Jul 194230 Jul 1942Wolf-Harro Stiebler26 Jul 19421 Aug 1942Erich Topp13 Jul 194230 Jul 1942Eberhard Bopst13 Jul 194230 Jul 1942Ernst Mengersen25 Jul 194230 Jul 1942Horst Wilhelm Kessler13 Jul 194231 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 , but sank on 28 July about SW of St. Johns. The master and three men were lost, while 38 men and 7 gunners were picked up by HMCS Brandon.
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 about E of Cape Race. Later, at 08.11, the ship was hit again, this time by a torpedo fired by , which sank her. The entire crew; Master, 38 men and 8 gunners were picked up by and .
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