Patrol info for U-123
Date lookup for 11 Apr 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 11 Apr 1942
Ships hit by U-123 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen |  | Gulfamerica | 8,081 |  | am | A | |
| 8,081 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (8,081 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-123 during this patrol
11 Apr 1942
After sinking Gulfamerica the boat was located in shallow water by an aircraft which directed a destroyer to the position. At 09.17 hrs, six depth charges were dropped as U-123 was moving over the bottom at a depth of 20m (66 ft), badly damaging her. The boat "played dead", and despite air bubbles escaping from damaged valves, no more depth charges were dropped by the destroyer, which left after an hour. Most of the damage could be repaired, and the boat continued the patrol.
(Sources: KTB U-123)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.