U-862
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Aug, 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1068) | ||
| Launched | 8 Jun, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Oct, 1943 | Kptlt. Heinrich Timm (Knights Cross) | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 7 Oct, 1943 - 30 Apr, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1944 - 30 Sep, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1944 - 6 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 7 ships sunk for a total of 42.374 GRT | |||
| Fate | Taken over by Japan at Singapore on 6 May 1945, and became the Japanese submarine I 502, 15 July, 1945. | |||
See the 7 ships hit by U-862 - View the 2 war patrols
The japanese I 502 surrendered at Singapore in August 1945. She was scuttled there on 13 Feb, 1946.
Attacks on this boat
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.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in August 1944 but it was of course installed prior to that date. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-862 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: Battle Surface!, Jenkins, David, 1992 German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Far from Home, Stevens, David, 1997 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |