German World War II submarine
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History |
Nazi Germany |
Name | U-123 |
Ordered | 15 December 1937 |
Builder | DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 955 |
Laid down | 15 April 1939 |
Launched | 2 March 1940 |
Commissioned | 30 May 1940 |
Decommissioned | 17 June 1944 |
Fate | Scuttled at Lorient on 19 August 1944. Raised and later became the French submarine Blaison |
France |
Name | Blaison |
Acquired | 1945 |
Decommissioned | 18 August 1959 |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Type IXB submarine |
Displacement |
- 1,051 tonnes (1,034 long tons) surfaced
- 1,178 tonnes (1,159 long tons) submerged
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Length | |
Beam |
- 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) o/a
- 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
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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)
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Propulsion | |
Speed |
- 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph) surfaced
- 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged
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Range |
- 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 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
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Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
Armament | |
Service record |
Part of: |
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Identification codes: |
M 08 800 |
Commanders: |
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Operations: |
- 12 patrols:
- 1st patrol:
- 21 September – 23 October 1940
- 2nd patrol:
- 14 – 28 November 1940
- 3rd patrol:
- 14 January – 28 February 1941
- 4th patrol:
- a. 10 April – 11 May 1941
- b. 8 – 12 June 1941
- 5th patrol:
- 15 June – 23 August 1941
- 6th patrol:
- 14 October – 22 November 1941
- 7th patrol:
- 23 December 1941 – 9 February 1942
- 8th patrol:
- a. 2 March – 2 May 1942
- b. 16 – 24 May 1942
- c. 25 – 26 May 1942
- d. 26 – 27 May 1942
- e. 28 – 29 May 1942
- f. 3 – 5 June 1942
- 9th patrol:
- 5 December 1942 – 6 February 1943
- 10th patrol:
- a. 13 March – 8 June 1943
- b. 1 – 5 August 1943
- 11th patrol:
- a. 16 August 1943 – 7 November 1943
- b. 29 – 30 December 1943
- 12th patrol:
- 9 January – 24 April 1944
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Victories: |
- 43 merchant ships sunk
(220,158 GRT)
- 1 warship sunk
(683 tons)
- 1 auxiliary warship sunk
(3,209 GRT)
- 5 merchant ships damaged
(39,584 GRT)
- 1 auxiliary warship damaged
(13,984 GRT)
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German submarine U-123 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. After that conflict, she became the French submarine Blaison (Q165) until she was decommissioned on 18 August 1959.