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 attack 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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