SM UB-62

	UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-62.
History
German Empire
Name	UB-62
Ordered	20 May 1916
Builder	AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost	3,279,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	87
Launched	11 May 1917
Commissioned	9 July 1917
Fate	Surrendered 21 November 1918, broken up in Swansea in 1921
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	508 t (500 long tons) surfaced; 639 t (629 long tons) submerged;
Length	55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)
Draught	3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shaft; 2 × MAN four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,085 bhp (809 kW); 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motors, 780 shp (580 kW);
Speed	13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) surfaced; 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged;
Range	8,420 nmi (15,590 km; 9,690 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced; 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 31 men
Armament	5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern); 10 torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun;
Service record
Part of:	V Flotilla; 24 August 1917 – 20 April 1918; II Flotilla; 20 April – 11 November 1918;
Commanders:	Kptlt. Bernhard Putzier; 9 July 1917 – 8 July 1918; Oblt.z.S. Günther Sperling; 9 July – 11 November 1918;
Operations:	7 patrols
Victories:	8 merchant ships sunk ; (17,226 GRT); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (7,300 GRT);

SM UB-62 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 9 July 1917 as SM UB-62.

UB-62 was surrendered 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up in Swansea in 1921.

History
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-62.
German Empire
Name	UB-62
Ordered	20 May 1916
Builder	AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost	3,279,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	87
Launched	11 May 1917
Commissioned	9 July 1917
Fate	Surrendered 21 November 1918, broken up in Swansea in 1921
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	508 t (500 long tons) surfaced 639 t (629 long tons) submerged
Length	55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)
Draught	3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shaft 2 × MAN four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,085 bhp (809 kW) 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motors, 780 shp (580 kW)
Speed	13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) surfaced 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged
Range	8,420 nmi (15,590 km; 9,690 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 31 men
Armament	5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 10 torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun
Service record
Part of:	V Flotilla 24 August 1917 – 20 April 1918 II Flotilla 20 April – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Kptlt. Bernhard Putzier 9 July 1917 – 8 July 1918 Oblt.z.S. Günther Sperling 9 July – 11 November 1918
Operations:	7 patrols
Victories:	8 merchant ships sunk (17,226 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (7,300 GRT)