WWI U-boats

U 62

 

Type

U 57

Shipyard A.G. Weser, Bremen  (Werk 217)
Ordered 6 Oct 1914 Laid down 22 Jun 1915 
Launched 2 Aug 1916 Commissioned 30 Dec 1916 
Commanders
30 Dec 1916 - 24 Dec 1917  Kptlt. Ernst Hashagen
25 Dec 1917 - 9 Mar 1918   Otto Wiebalck
10 Mar 1918 - 11 Nov 1918  Kptlt. Ernst Hashagen
Career 9 patrols
15 Feb 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 II Flotilla
Successes47 ships sunk with a total of 123,294 tons.
5 ships damaged with a total of 16,483 tons.
1 warship sunk with a total of 9,517 tons. 
Fate 22 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Bo'ness in 1919-20.  

See the 53 ships hit by U 62


There was another U 62 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Nov 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 21 Dec 1939. Take a look at the U 62 from WWII.

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