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Patrol info for U-123

Date lookup for 19 Jan 1942


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
23 Dec 1941Lorient9 Feb 1942Lorient49 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen
1WO

Oblt. Rudolf Hoffmann
2WO

Ltn. Horst von Schroeter
Boatswain

Walter Kaeding

Patrol description

The translated war diary of U-123 for this patrol is available on our partner website: uboatarchive.net


U-123's position on 19 Jan 1942

Ships hit by U-123 on this date

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
19 Jan 1942U-123Reinhard Hardegen Norvana2,677amA
19 Jan 1942U-123Reinhard Hardegen City of Atlanta5,269amB
19 Jan 1942U-123Reinhard Hardegen Malay (d.)8,206amC
19 Jan 1942U-123Reinhard Hardegen Ciltvaira3,779leD
 19,931

3 ships sunk (11,725 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,206 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-123 during this patrol

19 Jan 1942
Kosmos II tried to ram the surfaced U-123 off Oregon Inlet. The U-boat was in shallow water, without any torpedoes left and one of the diesel engines out of order. The Germans managed to get the engine running when the ship was only 75m (246 ft) away and slowly out-distanced her at full speed.

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