U-704

Type

VIIC

Ordered

9 Oct 1939

Laid down

26 Aug 1940

H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 763)

Launched

28 Aug 1941

Commissioned

18 Nov 1941

Oblt. Horst Kessler

Commanders

18 Nov 1941 - Apr, 1943	Kptlt. Horst Wilhelm Kessler
12 Jun 1943 - Apr, 1944	Oblt. Karl-Heinz Hagenau
Apr, 1944 - Jul, 1944	Ltn. Gerhard Ady
6 Aug 1944 - 18 Dec 1944	Oblt. Wolfgang Schwarzkopf
19 Dec 1944 - 24 Mar 1945	Oblt. Gerhard Nolte

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.

U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth