For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-123.
| SM 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 | |
| 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 mi (20,100 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 53 mi (85 km) 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 |
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. [1]
References[]
- ↑ "U-123". http://www.uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=123. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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