Patrol info for U-862
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 3 Jun 1944 | Narvik | 9 Sep 1944 | Penang | 99 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Heinrich Timm |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-862
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We have 80 daily positions for the 99 days U-862 was at sea.
Departure from Narvik on 3 Jun 1944.
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Arrival at Penang on 9 Sep 1944.
Ships hit by U-862 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | Robin Goodfellow | 6,885 |  | am | ||
| 13 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | Radbury | 3,614 |  | br | ||
| 16 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm |  | Empire Lancer | 7,037 | | br | |
| 18 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | | Nairung | 5,414 | | br | |
| 19 Aug 1944 | U-862 | Heinrich Timm | | Wayfarer | 5,068 | | br | |
| 28,018 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (28,018 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-862 during this patrol
20 Aug 1944
A British Catalina (Sqdn 265/H) attacked the boat. The boat shot down the aircraft and escaped despite a massive search for it.
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