Patrol info for U-123
Date lookup for 27 Mar 1942
| 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 |
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U-123's position on 27 Mar 1942
Ships hit by U-123 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen |  | USS Atik (AK 101) | 3,209 |  | am | A | |
| 3,209 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (3,209 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-123 during this patrol
27 Mar 1942
After being torpedoed by U-123 off the US east coast, the American Q-ship USS Atik (AK 101) took the Germans by surprise with their counter-attack. 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)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.