Endrass was a " wolfpack" of German

U-boat U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare ro ...

s that operated from 12 to 17 June 1942 in attacking

Convoy HG 84 HG 84 was an Allied convoy of the HG (Homeward from Gibraltar) series during World War II. Background Following the U-boat Arm's defeat whilst attacking convoy HG 76, ''Befehlshaber der U-Boote'' (BdU), the U-boat high command, had temporar ...

that comprised 23 Allied ships. The group's name commemorated the U-boat commander

Engelbert Endrass Engelbert Endrass (german: Engelbert Endraß) (2 March 1911 – 21 December 1941) was a German U-boat commander in World War II. He commanded the and the , being credited with sinking 22 ships on ten patrols, for a total of of Allied shipping, ...

, who was killed in action in December 1941.

U-boats, commanders and dates

* , Walter Flachsenberg, 12–16 June * , Horst Uphoff, 12–17 June * , Dietrich Lohmann, 12–17 June * , Ernst Vogelsang, 12–17 June * , Rudolf Schendel, 12–17 June * , Werner-Karl Schulz, 12–17 June * , Erich Topp, 12–17 June * , Helmut Möhlmann, 12–17 June * ,

Günther Heydemann Günther Heydemann (11 January 1914 – 2 January 1986) was a German U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany in World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Prior to taking command of , Heydemann made t ...

, 12–17 June

Ships hit by this Wolfpack

Five ships of

, assembled at

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for passage to

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, were sunk, all by the U-boat ''U-552'' in the early hours of 15 June.

Etrib, Pelayo & Slemdal

The first attack came at 00:59, about west of Corunna,

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, when ''U-552'' fired torpedoes at the convoy and hit and sank the 1,943-ton British merchant ship ''Etrib'', the 1,346-ton British merchant ship ''Pelayo'', and the 7,374-ton Norwegian tanker ''Slemdal''.

''City of Oxford'' and ''Thurso''

''U-552'' struck again at 04:34, firing three torpedoes at the convoy. Two British merchant ships, the 2,759-ton and the 2,436-ton were hit and sunk.

References

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