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 1939
Launched	16 November 1939
Commissioned	21 December 1939
Fate	Scuttled at Wilhelmshaven, 5 May 1945, wreck later scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Type IIC 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;
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced; 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged;
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 mines; 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun;
Service record
Part of	5th U-boat Flotilla; 21 – 31 December 1939; 1st U-boat Flotilla; 1 January – 30 September 1940; 21st U-boat Flotilla; 1 October 1940 – 20 March 1945;
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;
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	1 merchant ship sunk ; (4,581 GRT); 1 warship sunk ; (1,350 tons);

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.