Patrol info for U-504
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 19 Aug 1942 | Lorient | 11 Dec 1942 | Lorient | 115 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske |
2WO Heinz Beckmann |
U-504's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 115 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-504 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | Empire Chaucer | 5,970 |  | br | ||
| 23 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske |  | City of Johannesburg | 5,669 | | br | |
| 26 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Anne Hutchinson (t.) | 7,176 |  | am | |
| 31 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | Empire Guidon | 7,041 | | br | ||
| 31 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Reynolds | 5,113 | | br | |
| 3 Nov 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Porto Alegre | 5,187 |  | bz | |
| 36,156 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (36,156 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 6 ships attacked.
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.
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