SM ''U-124'' was one of the 329 submarines serving in the

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. U-124 was engaged in the

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and took part in the

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under the command of

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(later a Generaladmiral in the

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). She was interned at Karlskrona on 13 November 1918, but then surrendered to the Allies at

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on 1 December 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the

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. Lying at Portland, she was sold to James Dredging Co. on 3 March 1919 for £3,000, but then re-sold to George Cohen, who towed the boat to Swansea for scrapping. However, ''U-124'' foundered there in October 1920, although was later salvaged and finally broken up.

Design

Type UE II submarine The Type UE II submarines were a class of submarines built by the German Empire during World War I as long-range mine-layers. UE II boats carried 14 torpedoes and were armed with one 150 mm deck gun. They carried a crew of 40 and had a c ...

s were preceded by the shorter Type UE I submarines. ''U-124'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a

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of , a height of , and a

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of . The submarine was powered by two engines for use while surfaced, and two engines for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-124'' was fitted with four

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s (fitted at its bow), twelve

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es, two mine chutes (fitted at its stern), forty-two mines, one SK L/45 deck machine gun, and 494 rounds. She had a

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of forty (thirty-six crew members and four officers).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:U0124 World War I submarines of Germany 1918 ships Ships built in Hamburg U-boats commissioned in 1918 German Type UE II submarines