U-boat patrols


Patrol info for U-62


DepartureArrival / FateDays
10 Jul 1940Bergen2 Aug 1940Kiel24 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Hans-Bernhard Michalowski
1WO

Ernst von Witzendorff
1WO

Willy Mattke
StObStrm

Siegfried Lindke

U-62's daily positions during the patrol


We have 21 daily positions for the 24 days U-62 was at sea.

Ships hit by U-62 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
19 Jul 1940U-62Hans-Bernhard Michalowski Pearlmoor4,581brSL-38
 4,581

1 ship sunk (4,581 tons).


Locations of ships hit during this patrol


We have position of the 1 ship attacked.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-62 during this patrol

29 Jul 1940
The British submarine HMS Sealion (Lt. Cdr. Ben Bryant) spotted U-62 as the latter was returning from patrol. Sealion fired 3 torpedoes but the Germans had seen its periscope and avoided the salvo. Sealion then surfaced and engaged with her deck gun and U-62 with just 27 minutes worth of recharged batteries submerged and eluded the British boat.

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