Si se trata del verano de 1940, la foto no es posible ya que estariamos hablando de su ataque al HX-65A. Desgraciadamente uno de los barcos se hundió rapidamente y en el otro solo pudieron ser rescatados 4 miembros de su tripulacion. La foto no seria posible.
Between 23.50 and 23.56 hours on 25 Aug, 1940, U-124 fired four torpedoes at four ships in the convoy HX-65A 23 miles north of the Butt of Lewis, Hebrides and reported four steamers sunk. However, the Harpalyce and Fircrest were sunk and the Stakesby was damaged.
There were no survivors from the Fircrest (Master Russell Helton Tuckett OBE), the master and 38 crew members were lost.
The Harpalyce (Master William John Rees) was the ship of the convoy commodore Vice-Admiral B.G. Washington, CMG DSO RN and sank very fast after being hit by one torpedo. The master, the commodore, four naval staff members and 36 crew members were lost. Four crew members were picked up by the British armed trawler HMS Fort Dee and landed at Kirkwall, Orkneys.
En cuanto al verano de 1941, el U 124 realizo unicamente una patrulla en la que no consiguio hundimientos.
10.07.1941 - 25.08.1941
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 10th Jul 1941, U-124 left Lorient under the command of Georg-Wilhelm Schulz and arrived at return on 25th Aug 1941 after six and a half weeks.
Considerando verano boreal del 21 de junio al 22 de septiembre estimado camarada austral
Astronómicamente, el solsticio de verano (alrededor del 21 de diciembre el austral y el 21 de junio el boreal) marca la mitad del verano, mientras que cultural y meteorológicamente, este marca su comienzo, mientras que el equinoccio de otoño (alrededor del 21 de marzo el austral y el 22-23 de septiembre el boreal1 ) marca su final.
Considerando verano el 22 de septiembre se podria incluir la sexta patrulla:
16.09.1941 - 01.10.1941
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-124 departed under Johann Mohr from Lorient on 16th Sep 1941 and after just over two weeks arrived at return on 1st Oct 1941.
Johann Mohr hit six ships on this patrol and all of them were in convoy: four were from convoy HG-73 and two were from convoy OG-74.
On 20th Sep 1941 he sank the British 1,303 ton Baltallinn, a member of convoy OG-74.
On 20th Sep 1941 he sank the British 2,922 ton Empire Moat, part of convoy OG-74.On 25th Sep 1941 he sank the British 2,922 ton Empire Stream, from convoy HG-73.
On 26th Sep 1941 he sank the British 1,348 ton Lapwing, sailing with convoy HG-73.
On 26th Sep 1941 he sank the British 1,354 ton Petrel, a member of convoy HG-73.
On 26th Sep 1941 he sank the British 1,810 ton Cervantes, part of convoy HG-73.
Aparecen entonces dos buques:
-Baltallin
-Empire Moat
1.- Baltallin:
tons 1,303
type Steam Freighter
nationality BR
built 1920
voyage PRESTON and OBAN for GIBRALTAR
cargo 442 tons of government stores
casualties 18 crew lost. total crew 30
attacker U 124
date 20.09.1941
time 2332
fate torpedoed
square reported BE4232
position 48.07N/22.07W
Seven crew members from Baltallinn (Master Charles Walter Browne) were lost. The master, 22 crew members and five gunners
were picked up by the British rescue ship Walmer Castle (Master Gerald Lewis Clarke).
2.-Empire Moat
tons 2,922
type Steam Freighter
nationality BR
built 1941
voyage LONDON and OBAN for GIBRALTAR
cargo in ballast
casualties total crew 32 all saved(5lost later)
attacker U 124
date 20.09.1941
time 2334
fate torpedoed
square reported BE4232
position 48.07N/22.05W
The master, 28 crew members and three gunners from the Empire Moat (Master James Fawcett Travis) were picked up by the British rescue ship Walmer Castle (Master Gerald Lewis Clarke).
Ergo la foto no es posible que sea del U124. Ni en 1940 ni en 1941.