U-boat patrols


Patrol info for U-123


DepartureArrival / FateDays
5 Dec 1942Kiel6 Feb 1943Lorient64 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Horst von Schroeter
ObStrm

Walter Kaeding
WO

Ltn. Wolf-Harald Schüler

U-123's daily positions during the patrol


We have 62 daily positions for the 64 days U-123 was at sea.

Ships hit by U-123 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
29 Dec 1942U-123Horst von Schroeter Baron Cochrane3,385brONS-154
29 Dec 1942U-123Horst von Schroeter Empire Shackleton (d.)7,068brONS-154
 10,453

1 ship sunk (3,385 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,068 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.


Locations of ships hit during this patrol


We have positions of the 2 ships attacked.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-123 during this patrol

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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