Patrol info for U-123
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 2 Mar 1942 | Lorient | 2 May 1942 | Lorient | 62 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen |
1WO Ltn. Horst von Schroeter |
Boatswain Walter Kaeding |
WO Ltn. Wolf-Harald Schüler |
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Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-123
We have daily positions for all 62 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 2 Mar 1942.
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Arrival at Lorient on 2 May 1942.
Ships hit by U-123 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen |  | Muskogee | 7,034 |  | am | A | |
| 24 Mar 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Empire Steel | 8,138 |  | br | B | |
| 27 Mar 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | USS Atik (AK 101) | 3,209 | | am | C | |
| 2 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | Liebre (d.) | 7,057 | | am | D | ||
| 8 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Oklahoma (d.) | 9,264 | | am | E | |
| 8 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Esso Baton Rouge (d.) | 7,989 | | am | F | |
| 9 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Esparta | 3,365 | | am | G | |
| 11 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Gulfamerica | 8,081 | | am | H | |
| 13 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | Leslie | 2,609 | | am | I | ||
| 13 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Korsholm | 2,647 |  | sw | J | |
| 17 Apr 1942 | U-123 | Reinhard Hardegen | | Alcoa Guide | 4,834 | | am | K | |
| 64,227 | |||||||||
8 ships sunk (39,917 tons) and 3 ships damaged (24,310 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-123 during this patrol
27 Mar 1942
After being torpedoed by U-123 off the US east coast, the American Q-ship USS Atik (AK 101) took the Germans by surprise with their counter-attack. One man from U-123 was fatally wounded and the Q-ship was sunk with all hands. [Fähnrich zur See Rudi Holzer] (Sources: KTB U-123)
2 Apr 1942
During an attack on the American steam tanker Liebre in shallow water off North Carolina, the boat was forced to dive by a patrol vessel which then dropped a single depth charge. U-123 only escaped undamaged because the attack was not followed up. (Sources: KTB U-123)
11 Apr 1942
After sinking Gulfamerica the boat was located in shallow water by an aircraft which directed a destroyer to the position. At 09.17 hrs, six depth charges were dropped as U-123 was moving over the bottom at a depth of 20m (66 ft), badly damaging her. The boat "played dead", and despite air bubbles escaping from damaged valves, no more depth charges were dropped by the destroyer, which left after an hour. Most of the damage could be repaired, and the boat continued the patrol.
(Sources: KTB U-123)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.