SM U-62

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-62.

History

German Empire
Name:	U-62
Ordered:	6 October 1914
Builder:	AG Weser, Bremen ( 217)
Laid down:	22 June 1915
Launched:	2 August 1916
Commissioned:	30 December 1916
Fate:	22 November - Surrendered. Broken up at Bo'ness in 1919-20
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type:	Type U 57 submarine
Displacement:	768 t (756 long tons) surfaced 956 t (941 long tons) submerged
Length:	67.00 m (219 ft 10 in) (o/a) 54.02 m (177 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Beam:	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (oa) 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Height:	8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
Draught:	3.79 m (12 ft 5 in)
Installed power:	2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion:	2 shafts
Speed:	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) surfaced 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
Range:	11,400 nmi (21,100 km; 13,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 49 nmi (91 km; 56 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth:	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement:	36
Armament:	4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern) 7 torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) deck gun
Service record
Part of:	Imperial German Navy II Flotilla 15 February 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Kptlt. Ernst Hashagen^[2] 30 December 1916 – 24 December 1917, 10 March – 11 November 1918 Kptlt. Otto Wiebalck^[3] 25 December 1917 – 9 March 1918
Operations:	9 patrols
Victories:	47 merchant ships sunk (123,294 GRT) 5 merchant ships damaged (16,483 GRT) 1 warship sunk (9,517 tons)^[4]

SM U-62 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-62 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

On 8 March 1917, SM U-62 sank the coal freighter Storstad, the ship that had rammed and sunk the RMS Empress of Ireland ocean liner in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in modern history.

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate^[5]
8 March 1917	Storstad	Norway	6,028	Sunk
8 March 1917	Vega	Russian Empire	452	Sunk
10 March 1917	Marie	France	127	Sunk
11 March 1917	Thrift	United Kingdom	40	Sunk
12 March 1917	Algonquin	United States	1,806	Sunk
12 March 1917	Collingwood	Norway	1,042	Sunk
12 March 1917	Jules Gommes	France	2,595	Sunk
13 March 1917	Dag	Sweden	250	Sunk
14 March 1917	Rose Lea	United Kingdom	2,830	Sunk
23 March 1917	Tres Fratres	Netherlands	297	Sunk
27 April 1917	Dunmore Head	United Kingdom	2,293	Sunk
27 April 1917	Inveramsay	United Kingdom	1,438	Sunk
30 April 1917	Fortunata	Kingdom of Italy	3,348	Sunk
30 April 1917	Tulip	United Kingdom	1,250	Sunk
3 May 1917	Frederick Knight	United Kingdom	3,604	Sunk
4 May 1917	Jörgen Olsen	Denmark	310	Damaged
7 May 1917	Polamhall	United Kingdom	4,010	Sunk
10 May 1917	Berangere	France	2,851	Sunk
10 May 1917	Gazelle	Norway	288	Sunk
13 June 1917	Candace	Norway	395	Sunk
13 June 1917	Sylvia	Norway	148	Sunk
16 June 1917	Kornsø	Denmark	115	Sunk
20 June 1917	Bengore Head	United Kingdom	2,490	Sunk
21 June 1917	Lord Roberts	United Kingdom	4,166	Sunk
24 June 1917	South Wales	United Kingdom	3,668	Sunk
25 June 1917	Guildhall	United Kingdom	2,609	Sunk
26 June 1917	Gorsemore	United Kingdom	3,079	Damaged
26 June 1917	Cattaro	United Kingdom	2,908	Sunk
26 June 1917	Manistee	United Kingdom	3,869	Sunk
10 August 1917	Orion I	Norway	322	Sunk
15 August 1917	Albertha	Denmark	170	Sunk
24 August 1917	Henriette	France	2,005	Sunk
30 August 1917	Eastern Prince	United Kingdom	2,885	Sunk
30 August 1917	Grelhame	United Kingdom	3,740	Sunk
30 August 1917	Noya	United Kingdom	4,282	Sunk
13 October 1917	Woodburn	United Kingdom	2,360	Damaged
17 October 1917	Adams	United Kingdom	2,223	Sunk
18 October 1917	Madura	United Kingdom	4,484	Sunk
19 October 1917	J. L. Luckenbach	United States	4,920	Damaged
19 October 1917	HMS Orama	Royal Navy	12,927	Sunk
11 December 1917	Oldfield Grange	United Kingdom	4,653	Sunk
14 December 1917	Hare	United Kingdom	774	Sunk
15 December 1917	Formby	United Kingdom	1,282	Sunk
17 December 1917	Coningbeg	United Kingdom	1,279	Sunk
16 May 1918	Heron Bridge	United Kingdom	2,422	Sunk
16 May 1918	Llancarvan	United Kingdom	4,749	Sunk
24 May 1918	Ruth Hickman	United Kingdom	417	Sunk
27 May 1918	Merionethshire	United Kingdom	4,308	Sunk
28 May 1918	Cairnross	United Kingdom	4,016	Sunk
30 May 1918	Ausonia	United Kingdom	8,153	Sunk
7 August 1918	Dupetit-Thouars	French Navy	9,517	Sunk
7 August 1918	Lorna	Norway	3,286	Sunk
8 August 1918	Westward Ho	United States	5,814	Damaged

References

↑ Gröner 1991, pp. 8-10.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Ernst Hashagen". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Otto Wiebalck". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 62". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 62". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

Bibliography

Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel (London: Conway Maritime Press). ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

German Type U 57 submarine

SM U-57 SM U-58 SM U-59 SM U-60 SM U-61 SM U-62 SM U-99 SM U-100 SM U-101 SM U-102 SM U-103 SM U-104

Preceded by: Type U 51 Followed by: Type U 63 List of U-boats of Germany

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