Patrol info for U-504
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 19 Aug 1942 | Lorient | 11 Dec 1942 | Lorient | 115 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske |
2WO Heinz Beckmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-504
We have daily positions for all 115 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 19 Aug 1942.
20 Aug 1942 - 21 Aug 1942 - 22 Aug 1942 - 23 Aug 1942 - 24 Aug 1942 - 25 Aug 1942 - 26 Aug 1942 - 27 Aug 1942 - 28 Aug 1942 - 29 Aug 1942 - 30 Aug 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 - 1 Sep 1942 - 2 Sep 1942 - 3 Sep 1942 - 4 Sep 1942 - 5 Sep 1942 - 6 Sep 1942 - 7 Sep 1942 - 8 Sep 1942 - 9 Sep 1942 - 10 Sep 1942 - 11 Sep 1942 - 12 Sep 1942 - 13 Sep 1942 - 14 Sep 1942 - 15 Sep 1942 - 16 Sep 1942 - 17 Sep 1942 - 18 Sep 1942 - 19 Sep 1942 - 20 Sep 1942 - 21 Sep 1942 - 22 Sep 1942 - 23 Sep 1942 - 24 Sep 1942 - 25 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942 - 27 Sep 1942 - 28 Sep 1942 - 29 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 - 1 Oct 1942 - 2 Oct 1942 - 3 Oct 1942 - 4 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942 - 7 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1942 - 9 Oct 1942 - 10 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942 - 13 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942 - 15 Oct 1942 - 16 Oct 1942 - 17 Oct 1942 - 18 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942 - 20 Oct 1942 - 21 Oct 1942 - 22 Oct 1942 - 23 Oct 1942 - 24 Oct 1942 - 25 Oct 1942 - 26 Oct 1942 - 27 Oct 1942 - 28 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942 - 30 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942 - 2 Nov 1942 - 3 Nov 1942 - 4 Nov 1942 - 5 Nov 1942 - 6 Nov 1942 - 7 Nov 1942 - 8 Nov 1942 - 9 Nov 1942 - 10 Nov 1942 - 11 Nov 1942 - 12 Nov 1942 - 13 Nov 1942 - 14 Nov 1942 - 15 Nov 1942 - 16 Nov 1942 - 17 Nov 1942 - 18 Nov 1942 - 19 Nov 1942 - 20 Nov 1942 - 21 Nov 1942 - 22 Nov 1942 - 23 Nov 1942 - 24 Nov 1942 - 25 Nov 1942 - 26 Nov 1942 - 27 Nov 1942 - 28 Nov 1942 - 29 Nov 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 - 1 Dec 1942 - 2 Dec 1942 - 3 Dec 1942 - 4 Dec 1942 - 5 Dec 1942 - 6 Dec 1942 - 7 Dec 1942 - 8 Dec 1942 - 9 Dec 1942 - 10 Dec 1942 -
Arrival at Lorient on 11 Dec 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-504 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Eisbär (25 Aug 1942 - 1 Sep 1942)
Ships hit by U-504 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | Empire Chaucer | 5,970 |  | br | A | ||
| 23 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske |  | City of Johannesburg | 5,669 | | br | B | |
| 26 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Anne Hutchinson (t.) | 7,176 |  | am | C | |
| 31 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | Empire Guidon | 7,041 | | br | D | ||
| 31 Oct 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Reynolds | 5,113 | | br | E | |
| 3 Nov 1942 | U-504 | Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske | | Porto Alegre | 5,187 |  | bz | F | |
| 36,156 | |||||||||
6 ships sunk (36,156 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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.