WWI U-boats
U 125
| Type | UE 2 | ||||
| Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 302) | ||||
| Ordered | 27 May 1916 | ||||
| Launched | 26 May 1918 | ||||
| Commissioned | 4 Sep 1918 | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | ||||
| Successes | No successes | ||||
| Fate |
26 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to Japan. In japanese service as the O1 1920-21.
Dismantled at Yokosuka Navy Yard between January and March 1921. Between March 1924 and January 1925 she was used as a floating jetty at the Kure Submarine School. In 1925 she was rebuilt at Yokosuka as testbed for submarine salvage operations carried out by the tender ASAHI. On 19 Aug 1931 U 125 was re-commissioned as Auxiliary Vessel No. 2900 and used until 1935.. | ||||
There was another U 125 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 10 Dec 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 3 Mar 1941. Take a look at U 125 from WWII.