ClassType IXB class
NavyFrench Navy
CountryFrance
Builder / shipyardDeschimag, Bremen
Laid down1939-04
Launched1940-03-02
Completed1940-05
Recorded statusTransferred
What is known about this ship
U-123 is documented as an ships with chronological service identities where transfers, renamings, or conversions occurred.
Service history
Member of the WAR-CL-000196 roster; source-recorded final disposition: stricken 6.1944; to France 1947 (Blaison).
Class context: Type IXB class
The Type IXB was an enlarged long-range German U-boat type optimized for distant patrols.
Later service and disposition
stricken 6.1944; to France 1947 (Blaison).
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Type IXB class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Type IXB oceangoing submarines (U64) (1939–1940) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-18
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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