Type: IX-C
Built by: AG Weser (Bremen)
Launched: 10 December, 1940
Commissioned: 3 March, 1941
Feldpost Nr.: M32765
Sunk: 6 May, 1943
Sunk by: HMS VIDETTE (DD)
Location sunk: NE of Newfoundland
Position sunk: 52.31N x 44.50W (All 54 men lost)

Skippers of U-125 were Kplt Günter Kuhnke until 15 December, 1941 when command passed to Kplt Ulrich Folkers (at right), winner of the KNIGHTS CROSS.

In addition to many operations in the North Atlantic, U-125 operated off the NE coast of Brazil in September of 1941; off Freetown (Africa) in October 1942 and again in October 1942; was one of the PAUKENSCHLAG boats off the American east coast from Nantucket to Cape Hatteras in January of 1942; in the Caribbean in May of 1942; in the Gulf of Guinea over August and September of 1942 and west of Gibraltar over December 1942 and January of 1943.

ALL SHIPS SUNK BY U-125 WERE UNDER FOLKERS

26.01.42 WEST IVIS Amer stmr 5,666 GRT
23.04.42 LAMONT duPONT Amer stmr 5,102 GRT
03.05.42 SAN RAFAEL Domin Rep 1,973 GRT
04.05.42 TUSCALOOSA CITY Amer stmr 5,687 GRT
06.05.42 GREEN ISLAND Amer Mtrshp 1,946 GRT
06.05.42 FRANK SEAMANS Norw stmr 4,271 GRT
09.05.42 CALGAROLITE Cana tnkr 11,941 GRT
14.05.42 COMAYAGUA Hond stmr 2,493 GRT
18.05.42 MERCURY SUN Amer tnkr 8,893 GRT
18.05.42 WM J. SALMAN Amer stmr 2,616 GRT
01.09.42 ILORIN Brit stmr 815 GRT
23.09.42 BRUYERE Brit stmr 5,335 GRT
29.09.42 BARON OGILVY Brit stmr 3,391 GRT
30.09.42 EMPIRE AVOCET Brit stmr 6,015 GRT
08.10.42 GLENDENE Brit stmr 4,412 GRT
04.05.43 LORIENT Brit stmr 4,737 GRT
25.01.42 OLNEY Amer tnkr unknown

Folkers reported one hit on OLNEY, but the target reported an attack by U-Boat but with no hit. The tanker was dead in the water during this attack. This was the first ship ever attacked by U-125.