U-122 | Trackpads Warship Archive

Drawing from Monumenta Sveo-Gothorum of the runestone U 122 i Solna Parish. The work is from circa 1700, by Johan Peringskiöld. Teckning ur verket Monumenta Sveo-Gothorum föreställande resterna av runsten U 122 som stod vid Järva krog i Solna församling. Verket är från cirka år 1700, av Johan Peringskiöld.https://app.raa.se/open/arkivsok/document?uri=https:%2F%2Fpub.raa.se%2Fdokumentation%2F3820ace6-b5f6-44d6-b7cf-04892547849c · Public domainImage source

ClassType IXB class

NavyKriegsmarine

CountryGermany

Builder / shipyardDeschimag, Bremen

Laid down1939-03

Launched1939-12-20

Completed1940-03

Recorded statusSunk

What is known about this ship

U-122 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: sunk after 22.6.1940.

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

sunk after 22.6.1940.

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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