U.123 - The Atik's Revenge by Ivan Berryman. PER468 72nd Highlanders

72nd Highlanders

000 tons of shipping on his first mission

He was made Flight Commander in July and claimed two Bf109s as probables

packed in crates

U.123 - The Atik's Revenge by Ivan Berryman. PER468 72nd HighlandersDHM6927. U. 123 The Atik's Revenge by Ivan Berryman. On 27 March 1942, Q ship USS Atik (AK 101) received a torpedo hit from the U. 123, forward of her bridge structure. The ship caught fire and, as her bow dropped in the water, she developed a list to port. U. 123 closed in to finish the ship off, at which point USS Atik uncovered her concealed weapons and raked the U boat with 50mm fire, killing one of the German crew. U. 123 was driven off, but she