Patrol info for U-62
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 10 Jul 1940 | Bergen | 2 Aug 1940 | Kiel | 24 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
Oblt. Hans-Bernhard Michalowski |
1WO Ernst von Witzendorff |
1WO Willy Mattke |
StObStrm Siegfried Lindke |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-62
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We have 21 daily positions for the 24 days U-62 was at sea.
Departure from Bergen on 10 Jul 1940.
11 Jul 1940 - 12 Jul 1940 - 13 Jul 1940 - 14 Jul 1940 - 15 Jul 1940 - 16 Jul 1940 - 17 Jul 1940 - 18 Jul 1940 - 19 Jul 1940 - 20 Jul 1940 - 21 Jul 1940 - 22 Jul 1940 - 23 Jul 1940 - 24 Jul 1940 - 25 Jul 1940 - 26 Jul 1940 - 27 Jul 1940 - 28 Jul 1940 - 29 Jul 1940 - 30 Jul 1940 - 31 Jul 1940 - 1 Aug 1940 -
Arrival at Kiel on 2 Aug 1940.
Ships hit by U-62 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1940 | U-62 | Hans-Bernhard Michalowski | Pearlmoor | 4,581 |  | br | SL-38 | |
| 4,581 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,581 tons). | ||||||||
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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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