Patrol info for U-123
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Dec 1941 | Lorient | 9 Feb 1942 | Lorient | 49 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen |
1WO Oblt. Rudolf Hoffmann |
2WO Ltn. Horst von Schroeter |
Boatswain Walter Kaeding |
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Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-123
We have daily positions for all 49 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 23 Dec 1941.
24 Dec 1941 - 25 Dec 1941 - 26 Dec 1941 - 27 Dec 1941 - 28 Dec 1941 - 29 Dec 1941 - 30 Dec 1941 - 31 Dec 1941 - 1 Jan 1942 - 2 Jan 1942 - 3 Jan 1942 - 4 Jan 1942 - 5 Jan 1942 - 6 Jan 1942 - 7 Jan 1942 - 8 Jan 1942 - 9 Jan 1942 - 10 Jan 1942 - 11 Jan 1942 - 12 Jan 1942 - 13 Jan 1942 - 14 Jan 1942 - 15 Jan 1942 - 16 Jan 1942 - 17 Jan 1942 - 18 Jan 1942 - 19 Jan 1942 - 20 Jan 1942 - 21 Jan 1942 - 22 Jan 1942 - 23 Jan 1942 - 24 Jan 1942 - 25 Jan 1942 - 26 Jan 1942 - 27 Jan 1942 - 28 Jan 1942 - 29 Jan 1942 - 30 Jan 1942 - 31 Jan 1942 - 1 Feb 1942 - 2 Feb 1942 - 3 Feb 1942 - 4 Feb 1942 - 5 Feb 1942 - 6 Feb 1942 - 7 Feb 1942 - 8 Feb 1942 -
Arrival at Lorient on 9 Feb 1942.
Ships hit by U-123 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen |  | Cyclops | 9,076 |  | br | A | |
| 14 Jan 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Norness | 9,577 |  | pa | B | |
| 15 Jan 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Coimbra | 6,768 | | br | C | |
| 17 Jan 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Octavian | 1,345 |  | nw | D | |
| 19 Jan 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Norvana | 2,677 |  | am | E | |
| 19 Jan 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | City of Atlanta | 5,269 | | am | F | |
| 19 Jan 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Malay (d.) | 8,206 | | am | G | |
| 19 Jan 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Ciltvaira | 3,779 |  | le | H | |
| 25 Jan 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | Culebra | 3,044 | | br | ON-53 | I | |
| 27 Jan 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | Pan Norway | 9,231 | | nw | ON-56 | J | |
| 58,972 | |||||||||
9 ships sunk (50,766 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,206 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-123 during this patrol
16 Jan 1942
00.01 hrs, off New York: the boat was surprised by an aircraft which dropped four bombs. All missed, and U-123 escaped undamaged by crash-diving. (Sources: KTB U-123)
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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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.