SM U-62 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-62 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
On 8 March 1917, SM U-62 sank the coal freighter , the ship that had rammed and sunk the ocean liner in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in modern history.
On 7 August 1918, she torpedoed the French armoured cruiser Dupetit-Thouars, which sank with the loss of 13 of her crew.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageMerchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.Fate8 March 19176,028Sunk8 March 1917Vega452Sunk10 March 1917Marie127Sunk11 March 1917Thrift40Sunk12 March 1917Algonquin1,806Sunk12 March 1917Collingwood1,042Sunk12 March 1917Jules Gommes2,595Sunk13 March 1917Dag250Sunk14 March 1917Rose Lea2,830Sunk23 March 1917Tres Fratres297Sunk27 April 1917Dunmore Head2,293Sunk27 April 1917Inveramsay1,438Sunk30 April 1917Fortunata3,348Sunk30 April 1917HMS Tulip1,250Sunk3 May 1917Frederick Knight3,604Sunk4 May 1917Jörgen Olsen310Damaged7 May 1917Polamhall4,010Sunk10 May 1917Berangere2,851Sunk10 May 1917Gazelle288Sunk13 June 1917Candace395Sunk13 June 1917Sylvia148Sunk16 June 1917Kornsø115Sunk20 June 1917Bengore Head2,490Sunk21 June 1917Lord Roberts4,166Sunk24 June 1917South Wales3,668Sunk25 June 1917Guildhall2,609Sunk26 June 1917Gorsemore3,079Damaged26 June 1917Cattaro2,908Sunk26 June 1917Manistee3,869Sunk10 August 1917Orion I322Sunk15 August 1917Albertha170Sunk24 August 1917Henriette2,005Sunk30 August 1917Eastern Prince2,885Sunk30 August 1917Grelhame3,740Sunk30 August 1917Noya4,282Sunk13 October 1917Woodburn2,360Damaged17 October 1917Adams2,223Sunk17 October 1917Antilles6,878Sunk18 October 1917Madura4,484Sunk19 October 19174,920Damaged19 October 1917HMS Orama12,927Sunk11 December 1917Oldfield Grange4,653Sunk14 December 1917Hare774Sunk15 December 1917Formby1,282Sunk17 December 1917Coningbeg1,279Sunk16 May 1918Heron Bridge2,422Sunk16 May 1918Llancarvan4,749Sunk24 May 1918Ruth Hickman417Sunk27 May 1918Merionethshire4,308Sunk28 May 1918Cairnross4,016Sunk30 May 1918Ausonia8,153Sunk7 August 1918Dupetit-Thouars9,517Sunk7 August 1918Lorna3,286Sunk8 August 1918Westward Ho5,814Damaged
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