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| History |
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| Nazi Germany |
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| Name | U-62 |
| Ordered | 21 July 1937 |
| Builder | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel |
| Yard number | 261 |
| Laid down | 2 January 1939 |
| Launched | 16 November 1939 |
| Commissioned | 21 December 1939 |
| Fate | Scuttled at Wilhelmshaven, 5 May 1945, wreck later scrapped |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Type IIC coastal submarine |
| Displacement |
- 291 t (286 long tons) surfaced
- 341 t (336 long tons) submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam |
- 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a)
- 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
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| Height | 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power |
- 700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels)
- 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
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| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
- 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
- 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
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| Range |
- 1,900 nmi (3,500 km; 2,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
- 35–42 nmi (65–78 km; 40–48 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 22 men |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
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| Identification codes: |
M 23 080 |
| Commanders: |
- Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Hans-Bernhard Michaelowski
- 21 December 1939 – 20 May 1941
- Oblt.z.S. Ludwig Forster
- 20 May 1941 - September 1941
- Oblt.z.S. Max Wintermeyer
- September – 4 November 1941
- Kptlt. Waldemar Mehl
- 5 – 19 November 1941
- Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Horst Schünemann
- 20 November 1941 – 13 April 1942
- Oblt.z.S. Dietrich Epp
- 14 April – 15 September 1942
- Oblt.z.S. Adolf Schönberg
- 16 September 1942 – 19 July 1943
- Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Horst Slevogt
- 20 July 1943 – 31 October 1944
- Lt.z.S. Hans-Eckart Augustin
- 1 November 1944 – 20 March 1945
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| Operations: |
- 5 patrols:
- 1st patrol:
- 13 February – 6 March 1940
- 2nd patrol:
- 4 – 25 April 1940
- 3rd patrol:
- 18 May – 3 June 1940
- 4th patrol:
- 13 June – 5 July 1940
- 5th patrol:
- 10 July – 2 August 1940
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| Victories: |
- 1 merchant ship sunk
(4,581 GRT)
- 1 warship sunk
(1,350 tons)
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German submarine U-62 was a Type IIC, U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that served in World War II built by Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel and commissioned on 21 December 1939.
U-62 was initially assigned to the 5th U-boat Flotilla during her training period, until 1 January 1940, when she was reassigned to the 1st flotilla for a front-line combat role.
U-62 carried out five war patrols, sinking one warship in May 1940 and one merchant ship in July.
The U-boat was scuttled in Wilhelmshaven on 5 May 1945.