U-123
| Country | Germany |
| Ship Class | Type IX-class Submarine |
| Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG |
| Yard Number | 955 |
| Ordered | 15 Dec 1937 |
| Laid Down | 15 Apr 1939 |
| Launched | 2 Mar 1940 |
| Commissioned | 30 May 1940 |
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| 19 Oct 1940 | German submarines U-99, U-100, U-101, and U-123 continued to attack Allied convoy SC-7 100 miles northwest of Ireland. U-123 sank British ship Shekatika as Shekatika received her fifth torpedo hit. U-99 sank Norwegian ship Snefjeld; the entire crew of 21 survived. |
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