German submarine U-62 (1939)

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-62.
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-62
Ordered21 July 1937
BuilderDeutsche Werke AG, Kiel
Yard number261
Laid down2 January 1939
Launched16 November 1939
Commissioned21 December 1939
FateScuttled at Wilhelmshaven, 5 May 1945, wreck later scrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeType 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)
Height8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught3.82 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 depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement3 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.

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