WWI U-boats

UB 62

Type UB III
ShipyardVulcan, Hamburg (Werk 87)
Ordered 20 May 1916
Launched 11 May 1917
Commissioned 9 Jul 1917
Commanders
9 Jul 1917 - 8 Jul 1918 Kptlt. Bernhard Putzier
9 Jul 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Oblt. Günther Sperling
Career 7 patrols
24 Aug 1917 - 20 Apr 1918 V Flotilla
20 Apr 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 II Flotilla
Successes8 ships sunk with a total of 17,226 tons.
1 ship damaged with a total of 7,300 tons. (View ships hit by UB 62)
Fate 21 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Swansea in 1922..

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