U-123
Scuttled
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type IXB |
| Later service | Blaison (French Navy) |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 4.1″ gun |
Attacked convoy SC 7 in 1940, and under Reinhard Hardegen opened the U-boat offensive off the American coast in January 1942. Given to France after the war, where she served until 1959.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
- 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes
- 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds)
- 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA gun
- 1 × 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns
| Builder | DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 April 1939 |
| Launched | 2 March 1940 |
| Commissioned | 30 May 1940 |
| Displacement | 1,051 tonnes (1,034 long tons) surfaced 1,178 tonnes (1,159 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 76.50 m (251 ft) o/a 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull |
| Speed | 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
2 March 1940
Convoy SC 7
Survived
16–19 October 1940
Karl-Heinz Moehle
Fate
Scuttled
Scuttled at Lorient on 19 August 1944. Raised and later became the French submarine Blaison