WWI U-boats
U 123
U-123 after surrender to England and taken to East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. There is a large number of local people on board.
| Type | UE 2 | ||||
| Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 300) | ||||
| Ordered | 27 May 1916 | ||||
| Launched | 26 Jan 1918 | ||||
| Commissioned | 20 Jul 1918 | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | ||||
| Successes | No successes | ||||
| Fate | 22 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Ran aground on the English East coast on the way to be broken up in 1921.. | ||||
There was another U 123 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 2 Mar 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 30 May 1940. Take a look at U 123 from WWII.