Patrol info for U-123
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 14 Nov 1940 | Lorient | 28 Nov 1940 | Lorient | 15 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Moehle |
1WO Oblt. Johann Jebsen |
2WO Oblt. Ernst Cordes |
Boatswain Walter Kaeding |
StObStrm WO Karl Fleige |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-123
We have daily positions for all 15 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 14 Nov 1940.
15 Nov 1940 - 16 Nov 1940 - 17 Nov 1940 - 18 Nov 1940 - 19 Nov 1940 - 20 Nov 1940 - 21 Nov 1940 - 22 Nov 1940 - 23 Nov 1940 - 24 Nov 1940 - 25 Nov 1940 - 26 Nov 1940 - 27 Nov 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 28 Nov 1940.
Ships hit by U-123 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle |  | Cree | 4,791 |  | br | SL-53 | A |
| 23 Nov 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | | Oakcrest | 5,407 | | br | OB-244 | B |
| 23 Nov 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | | King Idwal | 5,115 | | br | OB-244 | C |
| 23 Nov 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | | Tymeric | 5,228 | | br | OB-244 | D |
| 23 Nov 1940 | U-123 | Karl-Heinz Moehle | | Anten | 5,135 |  | sw | OB-244 | E |
| 25,676 | |||||||||
5 ships sunk (25,676 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1940
23 Nov 1940. After attacking convoy OB 244, U-123 collided with a piece of wreckage underwater and suffered heavy damage.
Add more events! If you know of an interesting event either missing from this date or an upcoming event that you'd like to share please contact us. We continuously update these databases.
Attacks on U-123 during this patrol
23 Nov 1940
While attacking convoy OB 244 (4 ships sunk) the boat was seriously damaged by a collision with an unidentified object (probably a convoy vessel) and had to return to France for 50 days of repairs. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 208)
About this data
If you believe we have missed an attack on a German U-boat in this listing please let us know.
See all patrols for U-123
* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.