Patrol info for U-123
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 2 Mar 1942 | Lorient | 2 May 1942 | Lorient | 62 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen |
1WO Ltn. Horst von Schroeter |
Boatswain Walter Kaeding |
WO Ltn. Wolf-Harald Schüler |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-123
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We have daily positions for all 62 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 2 Mar 1942.
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Arrival at Lorient on 2 May 1942.
Ships hit by U-123 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen |  | Muskogee | 7,034 |  | am | |
| 24 Mar 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Empire Steel | 8,138 |  | br | |
| 27 Mar 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | USS Atik (AK 101) | 3,209 | | am | |
| 2 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | Liebre (d.) | 7,057 | | am | ||
| 8 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Oklahoma (d.) | 9,264 | | am | |
| 8 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Esso Baton Rouge (d.) | 7,989 | | am | |
| 9 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Esparta | 3,365 | | am | |
| 11 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Gulfamerica | 8,081 | | am | |
| 13 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | Leslie | 2,609 | | am | ||
| 13 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Korsholm | 2,647 |  | sw | |
| 17 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Alcoa Guide | 4,834 | | am | |
| 64,227 | ||||||||
8 ships sunk (39,917 tons) and 3 ships damaged (24,310 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-123 during this patrol
27 Mar 1942
After being torpedoed by U-123 the American Q-ship USS Atik (AK 101) surprised and attacked the boat off the US East coast. In the action one man from U-123 was fatally wounded and the Q-ship was sunk with all hands. [Fähnrich zur See Rudi Holzer] (Sources: KTB U-123)
2 Apr 1942
During the attack on Liebre the boat was forced to dive by a patrol vessel and attacked with a depth charge in shallow waters. U-123 only escaped undamaged because no other attacks followed. (Sources: KTB U-123)
11 Apr 1942
After sinking Gulfamerica the boat was located in shallow waters by an aircraft which directed a destroyer to the position. At 09.17 hours six depth charges were dropped on U-123 moving over the bottom at a depth of 20 m and badly damaged her. The boat played "dead man" and despite air bubbles escaping from damaged valves no more depth charges were dropped by the destroyer which left after one hour. Most of the damage could be repaired by the crew and the boat continued the patrol.
(Sources: KTB U-123)
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