SM UB-62 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () 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.
Construction
UB-62 was ordered by the GIN on 20 May 1916.
She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 11 May 1917. UB-62 was commissioned later that same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-62 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a deck gun. UB-62 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of . UB-62 had a displacement of while surfaced and when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageTonnages are in gross register tonsFate6 September 1917Hammar II206Sunk17 September 1917Australia3,592Sunk17 September 1917Queen Amelia4,278Sunk18 September 1917Joseph Chamberlain3,709Sunk6 November 1917Benor394Sunk14 January 1918Alster964Sunk12 March 1918Oswin1,743Sunk19 March 1918Burnstone2,340Sunk25 July 1918Indore7,300Damaged
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