SM U-124
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 German Empire
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| Name: | U-124 |
| Ordered: | 27 May 1916 |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Launched: | 28 March 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 12 July 1918 |
| Fate: | Surrendered 1 December 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type UE II submarine |
| Type: | Coastal minelaying submarine |
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| Beam: | 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in) |
| Height: | 10.16 m (33 ft 4 in) |
| Draught: | 4.22 m (13 ft 10 in) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers |
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| Test depth: | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 36 enlisted |
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| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
SM U-124 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-124 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic under the command of Kapitänleutnant Rolf Carls (later a Generaladmiral in the Kriegsmarine).
German Type UE II submarines were preceded by the shorter Type UE I submarines. U-124 had a displacement of 1,163 tonnes (1,145 long tons) when at the surface and 1,468 tonnes (1,445 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 82 metres (269 ft), a beam of 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in), a height of 10.16 m (33 ft 4 in), and a draught of 4.22 m (13 ft 10 in). The submarine was powered by two 2,400 metric horsepower (1,800 kW; 2,400 shp) engines for use while surfaced, and two 1,235 metric horsepower (908 kW; 1,218 shp) engines for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.61 m (5.3 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 75 metres (246 ft).
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) at 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 11,470 nautical miles (21,240 km; 13,200 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). U-124 was fitted with four 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (fitted at its bow), twelve torpedoes, two 100 centimetres (39 in) mine chutes (fitted at its stern), forty-two mines, one 15 centimetres (5.9 in) deck machine gun, and 494 rounds. She had a complement of forty (thirty-six crew members and four officers).
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