U-505, a typical Type IXC boat
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Name | U-126 |
Ordered | 7 August 1939 |
Builder | DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 989 |
Laid down | 1 June 1940 |
Launched | 31 December 1940 |
Commissioned | 22 March 1941 |
Fate | Sunk by a British aircraft, 3 July 1943[1] |
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Class and type | Type IXC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) |
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Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 40 082 |
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German submarine U-126 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. In six patrols, she sank 25 ships for a total of 111,564 gross register tons (GRT) and 450 tons. She was laid down at the DeSchiMAG AG Weser yard in Bremen as yard number 989 on 1 June 1940, launched on 31 December and commissioned on 22 March 1941 under Kapitänleutnant Ernst Bauer.
The submarine commenced her service with the 2nd U-boat Flotilla, an organization she would stay with, both for training and operations.[1]