SM U-123
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-123.
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-123 |
| Ordered: | 27 May 1916 |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Launched: | 26 January 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 20 July 1918 |
| Fate: | Surrendered 22 November 1918. Ran aground on the English East coast on the way to be broken up in 1921. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type UE II submarine  (?) |
| Type: | Type UE II minelayer submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,164 long tons (1,183 t) surfaced 1,512 long tons (1,536 t) submerged |
| Length: | 81.5 m (267 ft) o/a |
| Beam: | 7.42 m (24.3 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.22 m (13.8 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts 2 × diesel engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) 2 × electric motors, 600 hp (447 kW) |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) surfaced 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 53 nmi (98 km; 61 mi) at 4.5 kn (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Complement: | 4 officers 36 crew |
| Armament: | • 4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) internal bow torpedo tubes • 2 × internal stern tubes • 2 × 105 mm deck gun • 42 × mines |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Commanders: |
Oblt Karl Thouret[1] 20 Jul 1918 – 11 Nov 1918 |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
SM U-123 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-123 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [2]
References
- ↑ "Karl Thouret". Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "U-123". Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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