U-62
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| Ordered | 21 Jul, 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Laid down | 2 Jan, 1939 | Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 261) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Launched | 16 Nov, 1939 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 21 Dec, 1939 | Oblt. Hans-Bernhard Michalowski | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 21 Dec, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1940 1. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1940 - 2 May, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 4.581 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 1.350 tons | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven. | |||||||||||||||||||
See the 2 ships hit by U-62 - View the 5 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
24 May, 1940
Also in the North Sea, U-62 encountered an enemy submarine. The latter fired torpedoes on the U-62, but the U-boat was able to dodge them.
29 Jul, 1940
The British submarine HMS Sealion (Lt. Cdr. Ben Bryant) spotted U-62 as the latter was returning from patrol. Sealion fired 3 torpedoes but the Germans had seen its periscope and avoided the salvo. Sealion then surfaced and engaged with her deck gun and U-62 with just 27 minutes worth of recharged batteries submerged and eluded the British boat.
2 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-62 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |
There was another U-62 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 2 Aug, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 30 Dec, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 62 during WWI.