Patrol info for U-62
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 10 Jul 1940 | Bergen | 2 Aug 1940 | Kiel | 24 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Hans-Bernhard Michalowski |
1WO Ltn. Willy Mattke |
1WO Ltn. Ernst von Witzendorff |
StObStrm Siegfried Lindke |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-62
We have 21 daily positions for the 24 days U-62 was at sea.
Departure from Bergen on 10 Jul 1940.
11 Jul 1940 - 12 Jul 1940 - 13 Jul 1940 - 14 Jul 1940 - 15 Jul 1940 - 16 Jul 1940 - 17 Jul 1940 - 18 Jul 1940 - 19 Jul 1940 - 20 Jul 1940 - 21 Jul 1940 - 22 Jul 1940 - 23 Jul 1940 - 24 Jul 1940 - 25 Jul 1940 - 26 Jul 1940 - 27 Jul 1940 - 28 Jul 1940 - 29 Jul 1940 - 30 Jul 1940 - 31 Jul 1940 - 1 Aug 1940 -
Arrival at Kiel on 2 Aug 1940.
Ships hit by U-62 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1940 | U-62 | Hans-Bernhard Michalowski |  | Pearlmoor | 4,581 |  | br | SL-38 | A |
| 4,581 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,581 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-62 during this patrol
29 Jul 1940
British submarine HMS Sealion (Lt Cdr Ben Bryant) sighted U-62 as the latter was returning from patrol on the surface. Sealion launched three torpedoes, but the Germans had seen her periscope and avoided the salvo. Sealion then surfaced and engaged with her deck gun. U-62 dived and eluded the British boat with only 27 minutes worth of battery life.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.