Patrol info for U-404
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 May 1942 | Brest | 14 Jul 1942 | St. Nazaire | 70 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Otto von Bülow |
1WO Oblt. Adolf Schönberg |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-404
We have 69 daily positions for the 70 days U-404 was at sea.
Departure from Brest on 6 May 1942.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 14 Jul 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-404 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Hecht (8 May 1942 - 11 May 1942)
Pfadfinder (23 May 1942 - 27 May 1942)
Ships hit by U-404 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow |  | Alcoa Shipper | 5,491 |  | am | A | |
| 1 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | West Notus | 5,492 | | am | B | |
| 3 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Anna | 1,345 |  | sw | C | |
| 24 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | Ljubica Matkovic | 3,289 |  | yu | D | ||
| 25 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | Nordal | 3,845 |  | pa | E | ||
| 25 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Manuela | 4,772 | | am | F | |
| 27 Jun 1942 | U-404 | Otto von Bülow | | Moldanger | 6,827 |  | nw | G | |
| 31,061 | |||||||||
7 ships sunk (31,061 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-404 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.