(continued from KTB #113)

Remember, this famous and successful boat had two Skippers over her career. The first was WILHELM SCHULZ (162-+-1986) and the emblem of the boat under his command was the beautiful Edelweiss blossom. The reason was covered in KTB #113 last month. The second Skipper was Jochen Mohr, and his tower emblem was the frog seen here. In respect for his former Skipper, Mohr left the Edelweiss blossom on both sides of the tower and put the frog on the front of the tower.

SHIPS SUNK BY U-124 UNDER MOHR

20.09.41	BATALLINN	Brit stmr	1,303 GRT
20.09.41	EMPIRE MOAT	Brit stmr	2,922 GRT
(NOTE - Mohr claimed sinking one ship of 5,000 tons, damaging another ship of 8,000 tons and sinking yet another ship of 10,000 tons. These two were the only ships hit with his spread of three torpedoes.)
25.09.41	EMPIRE STREAM	Brit stmr	2,922 GRT
26.09.41	PETREL	Brit stmr	1,354 GRT
26.09.41	LAPWING	Brit stmr	1,348 GRT
26.09.41	CERVANTES	Brit stmr	1,810 GRT
24.11.41	HMS DUNEDIN	BRIT CRSR	4,850 GRT
(NOTE - this was the shot of more than three miles; the three torpedoes traveled nearly five and a half minutes to strike and sink this Royal Navy light cruiser)
03.12.41	SAGADAHOC	Amer stmr	6,275 GRT
14.03.42	BRITISH RESOURCE	Brit tnkr	7,902 GRT
17.03.42	CEIBA	Dtch stmr	1,698 GRT
17.03.42	ACME	Amer tnkr	6,878 GRT
(NOTE - this tanker was damaged, not sunk. Her C.O. grounded her. She was later refloated and repaired.)
18.03.42	KASSANDRA LOULOUDI	Grk stmr	5,106 GRT
18.03.42	E. M. CLARK	Amer tnkr	9,647 GRT
19.03.42	PAPOOSE	Amer stmr	5,939 GRT
19.03.42	W. E. HUTTON	Amer tnkr	7,076 GRT
21.03.42	ESSO NASHVILLE	Amer tnkr	7,934 GRT
(NOTE - this ship was damaged, not sunk. The ship broke in two and the after section was saved, fitted with a new bow, and put back into service.)
21.03.42	ATLANTIC SUN	Amer tnkr	11,355 GRT
(NOTE - this ship was damaged, not sunk)
23.03.42	NAECO	Amer tnkr	5,373 GRT
12.05.42	EMPIRE DELL	Brit stmr	7,065 GRT
12.05.42	LLANOVER	Brit stmr	4,959 GRT
12.05.42	unknown	??	??
12.05.42	unknown	??	??
(NOTE - in the first attack on 12 May, 1942 U-124 observed hits on three ships which obviously sank. The name of the third ship is unknown, and Mohr estimates her at 3,000 tons. In the last attack, Mohr saw one hit after a run time of 1 minute and 56 seconds, and assumed the ship of 5,000 tons to be sunk.)
09.06.42	MIMOSA	FR Patrolboat 925 GRT
12.06.42	DARTFORD	Brit stmr	4,093 GRT
18.06.42	SEATTLE SPIRIT	Amer stmr	5,627 GRT
(NOTE - Mohr observed two hits on this ship, but heard two additional detonations. So he claimed another ship of 6,000 tons sunk and another of 6,000 damaged. There is no confirmation of any additional hits and these two later detonations may have been depth charges.)
16.12.42	unknown	??	??
16.12.42	unknown	??	??
(NOTE - Mohr watched two hits on a tanker that sank by the bow and one hit on a tanker that sank in five minutes with a broken back. Mohr estimated the 1st at 8,000 tons, the 2nd at 6,000 tons. There is no confirmation.)
28.12.42	TREWORLAS	Brit stmr	4,692 GRT
09.01.43	BROAD ARROW	Amer tnkr	7,718 GRT
09.01.43	BIRMINGHAM CITY	Amer tnkr	6,194 GRT
09.01.43	COLLINGSWORTH US stmr	5,101 GRT
(NOTE - Mohr assumed a hit on another ship with the spread that sank COLLINGSWORTH, but this was incorrect.)
09.01.43	MINOTAUR	Amer stmr	4,554 GRT
02.04.43	KATHA	Brit stmr	4,357 GRT
02.04.43	GOGRA	Brit stmr	5,190 GRT

A photo shot from the deck of U-124 at the raider PYTHON when they met in the South Atlantic. An interesting sidelight - The 'Ship's Song' of U-124 was 'ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND'.