U-Boat Operations

U-704	Type VIIC
Feldpost Number	M 43 929
Construction Yard	H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg
Yard Number	763
Ordered	9th Oct 1939
Keel laid	26th Aug 1940
Launched	28th Aug 1941
Commissioned	18th Nov 1941
Baubelehrung	Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen / 8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.41 - 06.42	8.U-Flottille, Königsberg & Danzig Ausbildungsboot (under training)
07.42 - 04.43	7.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire Frontboot (operational)
04.43 - 05.43	21.U-Flottille, Pillau Schulboot (training boat)
06.43 - 08.43	24.U-Flottille, Memel Ausbildungsboot (under training)
09.43 - 07.44	23.U-Flottille, Danzig Schulboot (training boat)
08.44 - 03.45	21.U-Flottille, Pillau Schulboot (training boat)
Commanders
11.41 - 04.43	OL ~ KL Horst Kessler see also: U-985
06.43 - 04.44	OL Karl-Heinz Haguenau see also: U-34
04.44 - 07.44	LT Gerhard Ady see also: U-677
08.44 - 12.44	OL Wolfgang Schwarzkopf see also: U-2 U-21
12.44 - 03.45	OL Gerhard Nolte see also: U-1194

Operations information for U-704
30.06.1942 - 16.08.1942 First Sailing - active patrol U-704 left Kiel under the command of Horst Wilhelm Kessler on 30th Jun 1942 and arrived at St. Nazaire on 16th Aug 1942 after more than six weeks. Horst Wilhelm Kessler hit one ship on this patrol from convoy ON-113. On 26th Jul 1942 he sank the British 6,942 ton Empire Rainbow, sailing with convoy ON-113.
09.09.1942 - 15.09.1942 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 9th Sep 1942, U-704 left St. Nazaire under the command of Horst Wilhelm Kessler and returned to St. Nazaire on 15th Sep 1942 after six days on patrol.
05.10.1942 - 23.11.1942 Third Sailing - active patrol U-704 departed under Horst Wilhelm Kessler from St. Nazaire on 5th Oct 1942 and arrived at La Pallice on 23rd Nov 1942 after seven weeks.
01.01.1943 - 02.01.1943 Fourth Sailing U-704 left La Pallice under the command of Horst Wilhelm Kessler on 1st Jan 1943 and returned one day later to La Pallice on 2nd Jan 1943.
07.01.1943 - 12.02.1943 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 7th Jan 1943, U-704 left La Pallice under the command of Horst Wilhelm Kessler and arrived at St. Nazaire on 12th Feb 1943 after just over five weeks.
14.03.1943 - 05.04.1943 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-704 departed under Horst Wilhelm Kessler from St. Nazaire on 14th Mar 1943 and after just over three weeks arrived at Bergen on 5th Apr 1943.
06.04.1943 - 11.04.1943 Seventh Sailing U-704 left Bergen under the command of Horst Wilhelm Kessler on 6th Apr 1943 and arrived at Königsberg on 11th Apr 1943 after five days.

Notes for U-704

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