Bundesarchiv_Bild_101II-MW-4222-03A_Enigma_auf_U-Boot_U-124
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Bundesarchiv_Bild_101II-MW-4222-03A_Enigma_auf_U-Boot_U-124

U-124
Type IXB
Ordered 15 Dec 1937

Laid down 11 Aug 1939 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 956)
Launched 9 Mar 1940

Commissioned 11 Jun 1940 Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)
Commanders 11 Jun 1940 - 7 Sep 1941 Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)
8 Sep 1941 - 2 Apr 1943 KrvKpt. Johann Mohr (Knights Cross)

Career
11 patrols 11 Jun 1940 - 1 Aug 1940 2. Flottille (training)

1 Aug 1940 - 2 Apr 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)


Successes 46 ships sunk for a total of 219,862 GRT
2 warships sunk for a total of 5,775 tons
4 ships damaged for a total of 30,067 GRT
Fate Sunk 2 April, 1943 west of Oporto, in position 41.02N, 15.39W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Stonecrop and the British sloop HMS Black Swan. 53 dead (all hands lost).
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