Patrol info for U-123
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 Mar 1943 | Lorient | 8 Jun 1943 | Lorient | 88 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Horst von Schroeter |
ObStrm 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 88 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 13 Mar 1943.
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Arrival at Lorient on 8 Jun 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-123 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Seeräuber (25 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Ships hit by U-123 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter |  | Castillo Montealegre | 3,972 |  | sp | |
| 18 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | HMS P-615 | 683 |  | br | ||
| 18 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | Empire Bruce | 7,459 | | br | |
| 29 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | Nanking | 5,931 |  | sw | |
| 5 May 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | Holmbury | 4,566 | | br | |
| 9 May 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | Kanbe | 6,244 | | br | TS-38 | |
| 28,855 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (28,855 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-123 during this patrol
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