Patrol info for U-862
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 3 Jun 1944 | Narvik | 9 Sep 1944 | Penang | 99 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Heinrich Timm |
U-862's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #30
ms = 68.26N17.24E,69.27N15.30E,69.27N09.30E,70.21N00.30E,70.21N08.30W,69.27N14.30W,68.33N16.22W,66.45N20.52W,66.45N23.07W,64.57N25.22W,64.03N27.37W, 57.45N 36.24W, 55.57N 36.15W, 54.09N 36.15W, 52.21N 37.45W, 49.39N 36.15W, 48.45N 37.45W,46.57N37.45W, 44.15N 40.45W, 45.09N 45.15W, 44.15N 45.15W, 41.33N 44.30W, 39.45N 45.42W, 37.57N 45.42W, 36.09N 45.42W, 34.21N 45.42W, 31.39N 45.42W, 29.51N 44.30W, 28.03N 44.30W,26.15N43.45W, 24.27N 42.51W, 22.39N 41.57W, 19.57N 41.03W, 18.09N 40.09W, 16.21N 39.15W, 14.33N 38.21W, 12.45N 37.27W, 10.57N 36.33W, 09.09N 35.39W,08.15N34.45W, 06.27N 33.51W, 04.39N 32.57W, 03.45N 31.09W, 02.51N 30.15W, 01.03N 29.21W, 00.45S 28.27W,02.33S27.33W, 04.21S 26.39W,06.09S24.51W,07.03S23.57W,08.51S22.09W,10.39S20.21W,20.03S14.21W, 21.27S 12.15W, 23.15S 10.27W, 25.03S 08.39W, 25.57S 06.51W, 27.45S 04.09W, 29.33S 02.21W,30.27S00.06W, 31.21S 02.18E, 33.09S 03.30E, 34.57S 05.54E, 36.45S 08.18E, 36.45S 10.42E, 37.39S 14.18E, 38.33S 17.54E, 38.33S 20.18E, 37.45S 23.36E, 35.57S 26.00E,35.03S27.12E,24.20S41.45E,31.27S30.48E,30.33S33.12E,15S45E,15S45E,14.30S42.20E, 11.39S 42.21E, 10.45S 42.21E,05.25N100.20E
We have 80 daily positions for the 99 days U-862 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-862 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | Robin Goodfellow | 6,885 |  | am | ||
| 13 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | Radbury | 3,614 |  | br | ||
| 16 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm |  | Empire Lancer | 7,037 | | br | |
| 18 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | | Nairung | 5,414 | | br | |
| 19 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | | Wayfarer | 5,068 | | br | |
| 28,018 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (28,018 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #40
ms = 20.03S14.21W,24.20S41.45E,15S45E,15S45E,14.30S42.20E
We have positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-862 during this patrol
20 Aug 1944
A British Catalina (Sqdn 265/H) attacked the boat. The boat shot down the aircraft and escaped despite a massive search for it.
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