Patrol info for U-124
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 5 Oct 1940 | Lorient | 13 Nov 1940 | Lorient | 40 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz |
2WO Oblt. Johann Mohr |
Cdr sea training Oblt. Reinhard Hardegen |
ObStrm Wilhelm Gerlach |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-124
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We have daily positions for all 40 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 5 Oct 1940.
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Arrival at Lorient on 13 Nov 1940.
Ships hit by U-124 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1940 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz |  | Trevisa | 1,813 |  | ca | SC-7 |
| 20 Oct 1940 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | | Cubano | 5,810 |  | nw | OB-229 |
| 20 Oct 1940 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | | Sulaco | 5,389 |  | br | OB-229 |
| 31 Oct 1940 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | Rutland | 1,437 | | br | HX-82 | |
| 1 Nov 1940 | U-124 | Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | Empire Bison | 5,612 | | br | HX-82 | |
| 20,061 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (20,061 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-124 during this patrol
17 Oct 1940
At 08.55 hours, the boat encountered HMS Clyde while acting as weather boat in the North Atlantic. Assuming the vessel to be a destroyer U-124 immediately dived and did not realize that the submarine fired three torpedoes at her at 09.06 hours. (Sources: KTB U-124/Patrol report HMS Clyde)
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