SM UC-62

History
German Empire
Name	UC-62
Ordered	12 January 1916
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	260
Laid down	3 April 1916
Launched	9 December 1916
Commissioned	8 January 1917
Fate	Sunk by mine, 14 October 1917
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC II submarine
Displacement	422 t (415 long tons), surfaced; 504 t (496 long tons), submerged;
Length	51.85 m (170 ft 1 in) o/a; 40.40 m (132 ft 7 in) pressure hull;
Beam	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a; 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull;
Draught	3.67 m (12 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts; 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 600 PS (440 kW; 590 shp); 2 × electric motors, 620 PS (460 kW; 610 shp);
Speed	11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph), surfaced; 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph), submerged;
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced; 59 nmi (109 km; 68 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	26
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes; 18 × UC 200 mines; 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern); 7 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun;
Notes	30-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla; 26 March – 14 October 1917;
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Max Schmitz; 8 January – 14 October 1917;
Operations:	9 patrols
Victories:	10 merchant ships sunk ; (16,488 GRT); 1 auxiliary warship sunk ; (247 GRT); 2 merchant ships damaged ; (2,935 GRT); 1 auxiliary warship damaged ; (122 GRT);

SM UC-62 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916, laid down on 3 April 1916, and was launched on 9 December 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 8 January 1917 as SM UC-62. In nine patrols UC-62 was credited with sinking 11 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. On 19 March 1917, the submerged Royal Navy submarine HMS E50 suffered damage in a collision UC-62 in the North Sea off the North Hinder Light Vessel. UC-62 struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, Belgium, on 14 October 1917.

History

German Empire
Name	UC-62
Ordered	12 January 1916
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	260
Laid down	3 April 1916
Launched	9 December 1916
Commissioned	8 January 1917
Fate	Sunk by mine, 14 October 1917
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC II submarine
Displacement	422 t (415 long tons), surfaced 504 t (496 long tons), submerged
Length	51.85 m (170 ft 1 in) o/a 40.40 m (132 ft 7 in) pressure hull
Beam	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught	3.67 m (12 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 600 PS (440 kW; 590 shp) 2 × electric motors, 620 PS (460 kW; 610 shp)
Speed	11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph), surfaced 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph), submerged
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced 59 nmi (109 km; 68 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	26
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes 18 × UC 200 mines 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern) 7 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun
Notes	30-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla 26 March – 14 October 1917
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Max Schmitz 8 January – 14 October 1917
Operations:	9 patrols
Victories:	10 merchant ships sunk (16,488 GRT) 1 auxiliary warship sunk (247 GRT) 2 merchant ships damaged (2,935 GRT) 1 auxiliary warship damaged (122 GRT)