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| Wolfpack Steinbrinck | |
|---|---|
| Active | 3–11 August 1942 |
| Country |  Nazi 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. [1]
The group was named after Otto Steinbrinck (1888 - 1949) German U-boat commander in WW I on U-6, UB-10, UB-18 and UC-65. He sank 204 ships for a total of 243,424 gross register tons (GRT)
The group was responsible for sinking eleven merchant ships 59,560 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging a further three merchant ships 21,074 gross register tons (GRT).
| 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-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 |
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