SM U-62
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.
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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 |
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Class and type: | Type U 57 submarine |
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Height: | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) |
Draught: | 3.79 m (12 ft 5 in) |
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Propulsion: | 2 shafts |
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Test depth: | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement: | 36 |
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Operations: | 9 patrols |
Victories: |
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.
On 7 August 1918, she torpedoed the French armoured cruiser Dupetit-Thouars, which sank with the loss of 13 of her crew.
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[5] |
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8 March 1917 | Storstad | ![]() |
6,028 | Sunk |
8 March 1917 | Vega | ![]() |
452 | Sunk |
10 March 1917 | Marie | ![]() |
127 | Sunk |
11 March 1917 | Thrift | ![]() |
40 | Sunk |
12 March 1917 | Algonquin | ![]() |
1,806 | Sunk |
12 March 1917 | Collingwood | ![]() |
1,042 | Sunk |
12 March 1917 | Jules Gommes | ![]() |
2,595 | Sunk |
13 March 1917 | Dag | ![]() |
250 | Sunk |
14 March 1917 | Rose Lea | ![]() |
2,830 | Sunk |
23 March 1917 | Tres Fratres | ![]() |
297 | Sunk |
27 April 1917 | Dunmore Head | ![]() |
2,293 | Sunk |
27 April 1917 | Inveramsay | ![]() |
1,438 | Sunk |
30 April 1917 | Fortunata | ![]() |
3,348 | Sunk |
30 April 1917 | Tulip | ![]() |
1,250 | Sunk |
3 May 1917 | Frederick Knight | ![]() |
3,604 | Sunk |
4 May 1917 | Jörgen Olsen | ![]() |
310 | Damaged |
7 May 1917 | Polamhall | ![]() |
4,010 | Sunk |
10 May 1917 | Berangere | ![]() |
2,851 | Sunk |
10 May 1917 | Gazelle | ![]() |
288 | Sunk |
13 June 1917 | Candace | ![]() |
395 | Sunk |
13 June 1917 | Sylvia | ![]() |
148 | Sunk |
16 June 1917 | Kornsø | ![]() |
115 | Sunk |
20 June 1917 | Bengore Head | ![]() |
2,490 | Sunk |
21 June 1917 | Lord Roberts | ![]() |
4,166 | Sunk |
24 June 1917 | South Wales | ![]() |
3,668 | Sunk |
25 June 1917 | Guildhall | ![]() |
2,609 | Sunk |
26 June 1917 | Gorsemore | ![]() |
3,079 | Damaged |
26 June 1917 | Cattaro | ![]() |
2,908 | Sunk |
26 June 1917 | Manistee | ![]() |
3,869 | Sunk |
10 August 1917 | Orion I | ![]() |
322 | Sunk |
15 August 1917 | Albertha | ![]() |
170 | Sunk |
24 August 1917 | Henriette | ![]() |
2,005 | Sunk |
30 August 1917 | Eastern Prince | ![]() |
2,885 | Sunk |
30 August 1917 | Grelhame | ![]() |
3,740 | Sunk |
30 August 1917 | Noya | ![]() |
4,282 | Sunk |
13 October 1917 | Woodburn | ![]() |
2,360 | Damaged |
17 October 1917 | Adams | ![]() |
2,223 | Sunk |
18 October 1917 | Madura | ![]() |
4,484 | Sunk |
19 October 1917 | J. L. Luckenbach | ![]() |
4,920 | Damaged |
19 October 1917 | HMS Orama | ![]() |
12,927 | Sunk |
11 December 1917 | Oldfield Grange | ![]() |
4,653 | Sunk |
14 December 1917 | Hare | ![]() |
774 | Sunk |
15 December 1917 | Formby | ![]() |
1,282 | Sunk |
17 December 1917 | Coningbeg | ![]() |
1,279 | Sunk |
16 May 1918 | Heron Bridge | ![]() |
2,422 | Sunk |
16 May 1918 | Llancarvan | ![]() |
4,749 | Sunk |
24 May 1918 | Ruth Hickman | ![]() |
417 | Sunk |
27 May 1918 | Merionethshire | ![]() |
4,308 | Sunk |
28 May 1918 | Cairnross | ![]() |
4,016 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | Ausonia | ![]() |
8,153 | Sunk |
7 August 1918 | Dupetit-Thouars | ![]() |
9,517 | Sunk |
7 August 1918 | Lorna | ![]() |
3,286 | Sunk |
8 August 1918 | Westward Ho | ![]() |
5,814 | Damaged |
References
Notes
- Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
- 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.
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