| Wolf pack Steinbrinck | |
|---|---|
| Active | 3–11 August 1942 |
| Country |
 Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Size | 14 submarines |
| Engagements |
Convoy ON 115 Convoy SC 94 |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Gerd Kelbling Ernst Mengersen Erich Topp |
Steinbrinck was a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic from 3 August 1942 to 11 August 1942.
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Name[]
The group was named after Otto Steinbrinck (1888 - 1949) German U-boat commander in WW I on SM U-6 (Germany), UB-10, UB-18 and UC-65. He sank 204 ships for a total of 243,424 gross register tons (GRT)
Service[]
The group was responsible for sinking 11 merchant ships 59,560 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging a further 3 merchant ships 21,074 gross register tons (GRT).
Raiding Summary[]
| Date | U-boat | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Convoy | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 1942 | U-552 | G.S. Walden |  United Kingdom
|
10,627 | ON-115 | Damaged |
| 3 August 1942 | U-552 | Lochkatrine | United Kingdom
|
9,419 | ON-115 | Sunk |
| 4 August 1942 | U-607 | Belgian Soldier |  Belgium
|
7,167 | ON-115 | Sunk |
| 5 August 1942 | U-593 | Spar |  Netherlands
|
3,616 | SC-94 | Sunk |
| 8 August 1942 | U-379 | Anneberg | United Kingdom
|
2,537 | SC-94 | Sunk |
| 8 August 1942 | U-379 | Kaimoku |  United States
|
6,367 | SC-94 | Sunk |
| 8 August 1942 | U-176 | Kelso | United Kingdom
|
3,956 | SC-94 | Sunk |
| 8 August 1942 | U-176 | Mount Kassion |  Greece
|
7,914 | SC-94 | Sunk |
| 8 August 1942 | U-176 | Trehata | United Kingdom
|
4,817 | SC-94 | Sunk |
| 9 August 1942 | U-176 | Radchurch | United Kingdom
|
3,701 | SC-94 | Sunk |
| 10 August 1942 | U-660 | Cape Race | United Kingdom
|
3,807 | SC-94 | Sunk |
| 10 August 1942 | U-660 | Condylis | Greece
|
4,439 | SC-94 | Damaged |
| 10 August 1942 | U-660 | Empire Reindeer | United Kingdom
|
6,259 | SC-94 | Sunk |
| 10 August 1942 | U-660 | Oregon | United Kingdom
|
6,008 | SC-94 | Damaged |
U-boats[]
| U-boat | Commander | From | To | Notes |
| U-71 | Hardo Rodler von Roithberg[2] | 3 August 1942 | 7 August 1942 | |
| U-176 | Reiner Dierksen[3] | 5 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
| U-210 | Rudolf Lemcke[4] | 3 August 1942 | 6 August 1942 | U-boat was lost |
| U-256 | Odo Loewe[5] | 7 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
| U-379 | Paul-Hugo Kettner[6] | 3 August 1942 | 8 August 1942 | U-boat was lost |
| U-454 | Burckhard Hackländer[7] | 3 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
| U-552 | Erich Topp [8] | 3 August 1942 | 4 August 1942 | |
| U-593 | Gerd Kelbling [9] | 3 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
| U-595 | Jürgen Quaet-Faslem[10] | 6 August 1942 | 9 August 1942 | |
| U-597 | Eberhard Bopst[11] | 3 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
| U-605 | Herbert-Viktor Schütze[12] | 7 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
| U-607 | Ernst Mengersen [13] | 3 August 1942 | 10 August 1942 | |
| U-660 | Götz Baur[14] | 6 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 | |
| U-704 | Horst Wilhelm Kessler[15] | 3 August 1942 | 11 August 1942 |
Bibliography[]
- Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. pp. 89, 91, 92, 95, 100. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.
References[]
- Notes
- ↑ "Wolfpack Steinbrinck - Wolfpacks - U-boat Operations - uboat.net". uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/ops/wolfpacks/38.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Hardo Rodler von Roithberg". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/1015.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Reiner Dierksen". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/201.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Rudolf Lemcke". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/721.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Odo Loewe". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/746.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Paul-Hugo Kettner". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/602.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Burckhard Hackländer". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/398.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Erich Topp (Knight’s Cross)". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/topp.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Gerd Kelbling (Knight’s Cross)". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/kelbling.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Jürgen Quaet-Faslem". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/954.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Eberhard Bopst". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/104.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Herbert-Viktor Schütze". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/1145.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ernst Mengersen (Knight’s Cross)". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/mengersen.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Götz Baur". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/56.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Horst Wilhelm Kessler". u-boat.net. http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/598.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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