Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine 1939

German submarine U-122 (1939)

Type IXB submarine

Displacement
1,034 long tons (1,051 t)
Length
76.5 m (251 ft)
Beam
6.76 m (22.2 ft)
Speed
18.2 knots (33.7 km/h, 20.9 mph)
Complement
48
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-12230 March 1940 — 22 June 194086 days of the war
Type IXB submarine Particulars
Name
U-122
Pennant / hull number
1939
Builder
DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Ordered
15 December 1937
Laid down
5 March 1939
Launched
20 December 1939
Commissioned
30 March 1940
Fate
Missing since 22 June 1940 (1940)
Status
Unknown

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
1,034 long tons (1,051 t)
Displacement, submerged
1,159 long tons (1,178 t)
Length
76.5 m (251 ft) OA
Beam
6.76 m (22.2 ft)
Draught
4.7 m (15.4 ft)
Speed
18.2 knots (33.7 km/h, 20.9 mph)
Range
12,000 nmi (22,224 km)
Complement
48
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

U-122 was a Type IXB submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. She carried the pennant number 1939. Her keel was laid at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen on 5 March 1939. She entered service on 30 March 1940, having been launched on 20 December 1939.

Her class ran to 14 ships. The class followed the Type IXA submarine and was succeeded by the Type IXC submarine.

The boat displaced 1,034 long tons surfaced and 1,159 long tons submerged. She measured 76.5 m (251 ft) long with a beam of 6.8 m (22 ft). Her designed speed was 18.2 knots, and she carried a complement of 48.

Her main battery was one 105 mm (4.1 in) guns.

She was in commission for 86 days of the Second World War.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × electric motors double-acting electric motors, 1000 PS
Power
  • 4400 PS (diesels)
  • 1000 PS (electric)
Armament
  • 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
  • 22 × 53.3 cm torpedoes
  • 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds)
  • 1 × 3.7 cm SK C/30 AA gun
  • 1 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns

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