German submarine U-122 (1940)
- German submarine U-122 (1940)
Unterseeboot "122" was a German Type IXB U-boat that served with the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War.
She was ordered on 15 December 1937 and was laid down on 5 March 1939 at AG Weser, Bremen, becoming 'werk 954'. She was launched on 20 December 1939 and commissioned under her first and only commander Korvkpt. Hans-Günther Looff on 30 March 1940. She carried out two patrols with the 2. Flottille, spending some time as the front boat. On her first patrol in May 1940 she transported some material consisting of one 88 mm Flak (anti-aircraft gun) with ammunition, some bombs, 90 cbm (some 750 barrels) of fuel for aircraft and some motor oil to Trondheim, Norway during the Norwegian campaign. On 23 May 1940 she encountered an enemy submarine in the North Atlantic, but neither boat attacked each other. She sank a single ship during her career, the SS "Empire Conveyor" on 20 June 1940.
She was declared missing with all hands after 22 June 1940 between the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay. She may have collided with the vessel "San Filipe" on 22 June, or been sunk by depth charges from corvette HMS "Arabis" on 23 June.
References
* [http://uboat.net/boats/u122.htm U122 at Uboat.net]
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