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 (active service)
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	-	24 Mar 1945	21. Flottille (school boat)

Successes

1 ship sunk, total tonnage 6,942 GRT

Fate

Decommissioned on 24 March 1945 at Bremen-Vegesack.

Scuttled on 30 April 1945 at Bremen-Vegesack. Wreck blown up on 4 April 1946 and broken up in 1947.

Final location

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 - 31 Jul 1942)
   Pirat (31 Jul 1942 - 3 Aug 1942)
   Steinbrinck (3 Aug 1942 - 11 Aug 1942)
   Panther (10 Oct 1942 - 20 Oct 1942)
   Veilchen (20 Oct 1942 - 7 Nov 1942)
   Habicht (10 Jan 1943 - 19 Jan 1943)
   Haudegen (19 Jan 1943 - 9 Feb 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.