U-123
Type IXB
Laid down 15 Apr, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen
Commissioned 30 May, 1940 Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Moehle
Commanders 30 May, 1940 - 19 May, 1941 Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Moehle (Knights Cross)
19 May, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen (Knights Cross)
1 Aug, 1942 - 17 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Horst von Schroeter (Knights Cross)
Career 12 patrols 30 May, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
1 Oct, 1940 - 17 Jun, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat)
18 Jun, 1944 - 1 Aug, 1944 2. Flottille (Frontschulboot)
Successes 42 ships sunk for a total of 219.924 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 3.209 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 683 tons
5 ships damaged for a total of 39.584 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 13.984 GRT
Fate Taken out of service at Lorient, France 17 Jun 1944. Scuttled there 19 Aug 1944. Surrendered to France in 1945 and became the French submarine Blaison. Stricken 18 Aug 1959 as Q165.
U-123 was one of the most famous U-boats in the war. U-123 took part in the opening of the Paukenschlag (Drumbeat) operations in January 1942 and completed two very successful patrols on the US east coast.
Men lost from the boat
17 Nov, 1940
The U-123 lost a seaman overboard. [Mechanikergefreiter Fritz Pfeifer]
27 Mar, 1942
The American Q-ship Atik (Carolyn) and U-123 had a gunnery duel off the US east coast. One man from U-123 was fatally wounded in the action and died a few hours later, the Atik was sunk. [Fähnrich zur See Rudi Holzer]
7 Nov, 1943
The famous U-boat was attacked by a Mosquito aircraft from the 618 Squadron suffering 1 man dead and 2 wounded.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
(Taken from Uboat.net)
You have a very successful boat.
