Patrol info for U-123
Date lookup for 27 Jun 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 15 Jun 1941 | Lorient | 23 Aug 1941 | Lorient | 70 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen |
1WO Oblt. Herbert Schneider |
2WO Ltn. Horst von Schroeter |
Boatswain Walter Kaeding |
StObStrm WO Karl Fleige |
U-123's position on 27 Jun 1941
Ships hit by U-123 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1941 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen |  | P.L.M. 22 | 5,646 |  | br | SL-78 | A |
| 27 Jun 1941 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Oberon | 1,996 |  | nl | SL-78 | B |
| 7,642 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (7,642 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-123 during this patrol
27 Jun 1941
Having torpedoed two ships from convoy SL 78, the boat was depth charged for 11 hours, but escaped by going very deep - down to 654 feet (199m), below the range of British depth charges. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 302)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.