U-704
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||
| Ordered | 9 Oct, 1939 | |||||||||||
| Laid down | 26 Aug, 1940 | HC Stülcken, Hamburg (werk 763) | ||||||||||
| Launched | 28 Aug, 1941 | |||||||||||
| Commissioned | 18 Nov, 1941 | Oblt. Horst Kessler | ||||||||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 18 Nov, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1942 - 1 Apr, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat) 1 Apr, 1943 - 31 May, 1943 21. Flottille (school boat) 1 Jun, 1943 - 31 Aug, 1943 24. Flottille (school boat) 1 Sep, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944 23. Flottille (school boat) 1 Aug, 1944 - 3 May, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat) | ||||||||||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 6.942 GRT | |||||||||||
| Fate | Scuttled 3 May, 1945 at Vegesack. Wreck broken up in 1947. | |||||||||||
See the 1 ships hit by U-704 - View the 5 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-704 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Wolf (13 Jul, 1942 - 21 Jul, 1942)
Steinbrock (1 Aug, 1942 - 7 Aug, 1942)
Kreuzotter (8 Oct, 1942 - 19 Oct, 1942)
Veilchen (24 Oct, 1942 - 6 Nov, 1942)
Haudegen (11 Jan, 1943 - 9 Feb, 1943)
Habicht (12 Jan, 1943 - 19 Jan, 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-704 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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