Patrol info for U-62
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 18 May 1940 | Kiel | 3 Jun 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 17 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Hans-Bernhard Michalowski |
1WO Ltn. Willy Mattke |
StObStrm Siegfried Lindke |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-62
We have 16 daily positions for the 17 days U-62 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 18 May 1940.
19 May 1940 - 20 May 1940 - 21 May 1940 - 22 May 1940 - 23 May 1940 - 24 May 1940 - 25 May 1940 - 26 May 1940 - 27 May 1940 - 28 May 1940 - 29 May 1940 - 30 May 1940 - 31 May 1940 - 1 Jun 1940 - 2 Jun 1940 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 3 Jun 1940.
Ships hit by U-62 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1940 | U-62 | Hans-Bernhard Michalowski |  | HMS Grafton (H 89) | 1,350 |  | br | A | |
| 1,350 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,350 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-62 during this patrol
24 May 1940
U-62 encountered an enemy submarine in the North Sea. The latter launched torpedoes, but the U-boat was able to dodge them.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.