Patrol info for U-504
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 2 May 1942 | Lorient | 7 Jul 1942 | Lorient | 67 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 KrvKpt. Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske |
1WO Georg von Rabenau |
2WO Heinz Beckmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-504
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We have daily positions for all 67 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 2 May 1942.
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Arrival at Lorient on 7 Jul 1942.
Ships hit by U-504 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske |  | Allister | 1,597 |  | br | |
| 8 Jun 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Tela | 3,901 |  | ho | |
| 8 Jun 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | Rosenborg | 1,512 | | br | ||
| 11 Jun 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Crijnssen | 4,282 |  | nl | |
| 11 Jun 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | American | 4,846 |  | am | |
| 14 Jun 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Regent | 3,280 |  | le | |
| 19,418 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (19,418 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-504 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.