German World War II submarine
History
Nazi Germany
Name U-62
Ordered 21 July 1937
Builder Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel
Yard number 261
Laid down 2 January 1939
Launched 16 November 1939
Commissioned 21 December 1939
Fate Scuttled at Wilhelmshaven, 5 May 1945, wreck later scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type Type IIC coastal submarine
Displacement
291 t (286 long tons ) surfaced
341 t (336 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a)
4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
Height 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power
700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels)
410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Range
1,900 nmi (3,500 km; 2,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
35–42 nmi (65–78 km; 40–48 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth 80 m (260 ft)
Complement 3 officers, 22 men
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Identification codes:
M 23 080 Commanders:
Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Hans-Bernhard Michaelowski[ 2]
21 December 1939 – 20 May 1941
Oblt.z.S. Ludwig Forster[ 3]
20 May 1941 - September 1941
Oblt.z.S. Max Wintermeyer[ 4]
September – 4 November 1941
Kptlt. Waldemar Mehl [ 5]
5 – 19 November 1941
Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Horst Schünemann[ 6]
20 November 1941 – 13 April 1942
Oblt.z.S. Dietrich Epp[ 7]
14 April – 15 September 1942
Oblt.z.S. Adolf Schönberg[ 8]
16 September 1942 – 19 July 1943
Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Horst Slevogt[ 9]
20 July 1943 – 31 October 1944
Lt.z.S. Hans-Eckart Augustin[ 10]
1 November 1944 – 20 March 1945
Operations:
5 patrols:
1st patrol:
13 February – 6 March 1940
2nd patrol:
4 – 25 April 1940
3rd patrol:
18 May – 3 June 1940
4th patrol:
13 June – 5 July 1940
5th patrol:
10 July – 2 August 1940
Victories:
1 merchant ship sunk (4,581 GRT )
1 warship sunk (1,350 tons)[ 11]
German submarine U-62 was a Type IIC , U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine that served in World War II built by Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel and commissioned on 21 December 1939.
U-62 was initially assigned to the 5th U-boat Flotilla during her training period, until 1 January 1940, when she was reassigned to the 1st flotilla for a front-line combat role.
U-62 carried out five war patrols, sinking one warship in May 1940 and one merchant ship in July.
The U-boat was scuttled in Wilhelmshaven on 5 May 1945.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IIC boat U-62" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 31 January 2015 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans-Bernhard Michaelowski" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ludwig Forster" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Max Wintermeyer" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Waldemar Mehl (Knight's Cross)" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 4 October 2023 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Schünemann" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Dietrich Epp" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Adolf Schönberg" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Slevogt" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans-Eckart Augustin" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 15 April 2015 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-62" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 17 November 2012 .