German submarine chaser UJ-121 Jochen

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 7 Sep: HMS Inanda, HMS Inkosi 15 Sep: HMS Dundee 17 Sep: Crown Arun, HMS Sussex, Tregenna 18 Sep: City of Benares 20 Sep: Commissaire Ramel 21 Sep: Canonesa 23 Sep: Empire Adventure, Empire Airman, L'Audacieux 24 Sep: HMS Wellesley

Other incidents	21 Sep: Empire Adventure 25 Sep: HMS Resolution

1939 1940 1941 August 1940 October 1940

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