German submarine U-62 (1939)

History
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-62
Ordered:	21 July 1937
Builder:	Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel
Yard number:	261
Laid down:	2 January 1938
Launched:	16 November 1939
Commissioned:	21 December 1939
Fate:	Scuttled at Wilhelmshaven, 2 May 1945, wreck later scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type:	IIC
Type:	Coastal submarine
Displacement:	291 t (286 long tons) surfaced 341 t (336 long tons) submerged
Length:	43.90 m (144 ft 0 in) o/a 29.60 m (97 ft 1 in) pressure hull
Beam:	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a) 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
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)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
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
Test depth:	80 m (260 ft)
Complement:	3 officers, 22 men
Armament:	3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
Service record
Part of:	Kriegsmarine: 5th U-boat Flotilla (Training) 1st U-boat Flotilla (Operational boat) 21st U-boat Flotilla (School Boat)
Commanders:	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 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 Oblt.z.S. Horst Slevogt 20 July 1943 – 31 October 1944 Lt.z.S. Hans-Eckart Augustin 1 November 1944 – 20 March 1945
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
Victories:	One ship sunk, of 4,851 GRT one warship sunk, of 1,350 tons

German submarine U-62 was a Type IIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that served in World War II. She was 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 in May 1945.

German Type IIC submarines were enlarged versions of the original Type IIs. U-62 had a displacement of 291 tonnes (286 long tons) when at the surface and 341 tonnes (336 long tons) while submerged. Officially, the standard tonnage was 250 long tons (250 t), however. The U-boat had a total length of 43.90 m (144 ft 0 in), a pressure hull length of 29.60 m (97 ft 1 in), a beam of 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in), a height of 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in), and a draught of 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in). The submarine was powered by two MWM RS 127 S four-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engines of 700 metric horsepower (510 kW; 690 shp) for cruising, two Siemens-Schuckert PG VV 322/36 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 410 metric horsepower (300 kW; 400 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 0.85 m (3 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 80–150 metres (260–490 ft).

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