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History
Nazi Germany
Name UJ-121 Jochen
Owner Kriegsmarine
Maiden voyage 1935
In service 1935
Out of service 2 September 1940
Fate Struck a mine and sunk
General characteristics
Type Submarine Chaser
UJ-121 Jochen was a German submarine chaser that hit a mine in the North Sea off Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium.
Sinking
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, it is unknown how many survivors there were.[1]
References
^ "UJ-121" . Wrecksite. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015 .
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1940
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
Other incidents