Patrol info for U-604
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Feb 1943 | Brest | 9 Mar 1943 | Brest | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Horst Höltring |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Sthamer |
1WO Oblt. Siegfried von Rothkirch und Panthen |
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Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-604
We have daily positions for all 30 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 8 Feb 1943.
9 Feb 1943 - 10 Feb 1943 - 11 Feb 1943 - 12 Feb 1943 - 13 Feb 1943 - 14 Feb 1943 - 15 Feb 1943 - 16 Feb 1943 - 17 Feb 1943 - 18 Feb 1943 - 19 Feb 1943 - 20 Feb 1943 - 21 Feb 1943 - 22 Feb 1943 - 23 Feb 1943 - 24 Feb 1943 - 25 Feb 1943 - 26 Feb 1943 - 27 Feb 1943 - 28 Feb 1943 - 1 Mar 1943 - 2 Mar 1943 - 3 Mar 1943 - 4 Mar 1943 - 5 Mar 1943 - 6 Mar 1943 - 7 Mar 1943 - 8 Mar 1943 -
Arrival at Brest on 9 Mar 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-604 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Knappen (19 Feb 1943 - 25 Feb 1943)
Ships hit by U-604 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-604 | Horst Höltring | Stockport | 1,683 |  | br | ON-166 | A | |
| 1,683 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,683 tons). | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-604 during this patrol
21 Feb 1943
The target of the depth charge attack on 21 Feb. 1943 in the North Atlantic at 51. 25N, 27. 28W by Coast Guard cutter USS John C. Spencer, believed to have sunk U-225, was in fact U-604, which escaped unscathed. (Sources: 1987-05-01, FDS/NHB)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.