History |
Nazi Germany |
Name | UJ-121 Jochen |
Owner | Kriegsmarine |
Completed | May 1939 |
Fate | Struck a mine and sunk 2 September 1940 |
General characteristics |
Type | Submarine Chaser |
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UJ-121 Jochen was a German submarine chaser that hit a mine in the North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.
On 2 September 1940, UJ-121 was sunk by a mine while she was approaching Ostend Harbour, West Flanders, Belgium. Thirteen crew lost their lives.[1]
- ^ "UJ-121". Wrecksite. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1940 |
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Shipwrecks | - 1 Sep: HMS Ivanhoe
- 2 Sep: UJ-121 Jochen
- 3 Sep: U-57
- 5 Sep: V 201 Gebrüder Kähler, V 403 Deutschland
- 7 Sep: HMS Inanda, HMS Inkosi
- 8 Sep: Antonios Chandris
- 13 Sep: Flandre
- 15 Sep: HMS Dundee
- 17 Sep: Borea, Aquilone, Crown Arun, HMS Sussex, Tregenna, V 304 Breslau
- 18 Sep: City of Benares
- 20 Sep: Commissaire Ramel, Java, New Sevilla
- 21 Sep: Canonesa
- 23 Sep: Empire Adventure, Empire Airman, L'Audacieux, Persée
- 24 Sep: Ajax, HMS Wellesley
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