German submarine U-125 (1940)

U-505, a typical Type IXC boat
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-125
Ordered	7 August 1939
Builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	988
Laid down	10 May 1940
Launched	10 December 1940
Commissioned	3 March 1941
Fate	Sunk, 6 May 1943
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IXC submarine
Displacement	1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced 1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged
Length	76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) o/a 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) o/a 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
Installed power	4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels) 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged
Range	13,450 nmi (24,910 km; 15,480 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 64 nmi (119 km; 74 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 44 enlisted
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 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns
Service record
Part of:	2nd U-boat Flotilla 3 March 1941 – 6 May 1943
Identification codes:	M 32 765
Commanders:	Kptlt. Günter Kuhnke 3 March – 15 December 1941 Kptlt. Ulrich Folkers 15 December 1941 – 6 May 1943
Operations:	7 patrols: 1st patrol: 15 – 28 July 1941 2nd patrol: 12 August – 5 November 1941 3rd patrol: 18 December 1941 – 23 February 1942 4th patrol: 4 April – 13 June 1942 5th patrol: 27 July – 6 November 1942 6th patrol: 9 December 1942 – 19 February 1943 7th patrol: 13 April – 6 May 1943
Victories:	17 merchant ships sunk (82,873 GRT)

German submarine U-125 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down at the DeSchiMAG AG Weser as yard number 988 on 10 May 1940, launched on 10 December and commissioned on 3 March 1941. In seven patrols, she sank 17 ships for a total of 82,873 gross register tons (GRT). The boat was a member of three wolfpacks. She was sunk on 6 May 1943. All 54 men on board died.