Wolf pack 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.

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.

At 03:40 on 12 May the 5,630 ton Panamanian merchant ship Cocle was torpedoed and sunk by U-94. Only 38 survivors from her crew of 42 were picked up by the British rescue ship Bury.

At 03:55 on 12 May U-124 attacked again, firing two torpedoes and hitting the 5,389 ton British merchant ship Cristales and the 4,371 ton Greek merchant ship Mount Parnes. The crew of Cristales abandoned ship, and all 65, plus 7 gunners and 10 passengers were rescued, while their ship was later sunk by gunfire by HMCS Shediac. After her 33 crew abandoned ship, the Mount Parnes was also scuttled by an escort vessel.

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