U-123 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-123 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | U-boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Scuttled | Wikidata P828 has cause (on P793 event): scuttling |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine, French Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Battle of the Atlantic, Second Happy Time, Action of 27 March 1942 | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Nearest coast | France | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 47.7300, -3.3700 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-123 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. After that conflict, she became the French submarine Blaison (Q165) until she was decommissioned on 18 August 1959.
Location
- Recorded position: 47.7300, -3.3700 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: France
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-123 (1940) (revision 1379075163), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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