SM U-122
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | U-122 |
| Ordered | 27 May 1916 |
| Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
| Yard number | 299 |
| Launched | 9 December 1917 |
| Commissioned | 4 May 1918 |
| Fate | Surrendered 26 November 1918; scuttled English Channel 1 July 1921. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UE II submarine |
| Type | Coastal minelaying submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 82.00 m (269 ft) (o/a) |
| Beam | 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 10.16 m (33 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 4.22 m (13 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers |
| Speed |
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| Range |
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| Test depth | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 36 enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
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| Operations: | 1 patrol |
| Victories: |
1 merchant ship sunk (278 GRT) |
SM U-122 was a Type UE II long-range minelayer submarine of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. U-122 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. U-122 succeeded in sinking one ship during her career for a total of 278 gross register tons (GRT).
U-122 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 26 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was later laid up at Chatham until towed out round into the English Channel and scuttled off the Isle of Wight on 1 July 1921.