Wolfpack Hecht

Hecht (English: "Pike") was the name of two "wolfpacks" of German U-boats that operated during World War II. The first operated during the Battle of the Atlantic from 8 May to 18 June 1942. They primarily attacked the Liverpool to Halifax convoys ONS-92 and ONS-100, and sank 14 ships for a total of 62,709 gross register tons (GRT).

A second wolfpack also code-named Hecht (comprising U-352, U-435, and U-455) operated east of Iceland from 27 January to 4 February 1942.

First wolfpack "Hecht'

U-boats, commanders and dates

Ships hit this wolfpack

From convoy ONS-92

Empire Dell & Llanover

Around 02:00 on 12 May 1942, U-124 fired three torpedoes and hit the 7,065 ton British CAM ship Empire Dell and the 4,959 ton British collier Llanover. The Master, 38 crew and seven RAF personnel from the Empire Dell were rescued before she sank. Two crew members were lost. The badly damaged Llanover was scuttled by HMCS Arvida. Her crew of 46; Master, 39 men, and 6 gunners were rescued.