German submarine U-404
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| Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-404 |
| Ordered | 23 September 1939 |
| Builder | Danziger Werft, Danzig |
| Yard number | 105 |
| Laid down | 4 June 1940 |
| Launched | 4 June 1941 |
| Commissioned | 6 August 1941 |
| Fate | Sunk on 28 July 1943 by depth charges from two American and one British B-24 Liberators |
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| Class & type | Type VIIC submarine |
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| Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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| Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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| Identification codes: | M 03 340 |
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German submarine U-404 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.
She was laid down at the Danziger Werft in the city of the same name on 4 June 1940 as yard number 105, launched a year later on 4 June 1941 and was commissioned on 6 August 1941, with Kapitänleutnant Otto von Bülow in command.
The boat commenced her career with the 6th U-boat Flotilla, a training organization on 6 August 1941, before moving on to operations on 1 October 1941. U-404 carried out seven combat patrols, sinking 14 merchantmen and one warship for a total of over 71,450 gross register tons (GRT) and 1,120 tons during the Second World War. She also damaged two other ships. The submarine was a member of 13 wolfpacks and was visually identifiable by the particular paint scheme consisting of a prow of a Viking longboat painted in red paint on either side of the conning tower.
For his numerous successes, von Bülow received the Knight's Cross.