Wolfpack Endrass


Endrass was a "wolfpack" of German U-boats that operated from 12 to 17 June 1942 in attacking Convoy HG 84 that comprised 23 Allied ships. The group was named after the U-boat commander Engelbert Endrass, who had been killed in action in December 1941.

U-boats, commanders and dates

Five ships of Convoy HG 84, assembled at Gibraltar for passage to Liverpool, 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, Spain, 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.