Patrol info for U-604
Date lookup for 3 Aug 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 24 Jun 1943 | Brest | 11 Aug 1943 | Lost | 49 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Horst Höltring |
U-604's position on 3 Aug 1943
Ships hit by U-604 on this date
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Attacks on U-604 during this patrol
3 Aug 1943
Already crippled from an attack three days earlier, the boat was attacked by a US Liberator aircraft (VB-107 USN, pilot LtCdr Bertram J. Prueher), which was shot down by the accompanying U-185.
3 Aug 1943
After evading an attack by a B-24 Liberator earlier in the day, U-604 was depth charged by two American destroyers while proceeding submerged, but managed to elude her attackers and escape once again. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 371)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.