SM UC-62
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German Empire | |
Name | UC-62 |
Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen[2] |
Yard number | 260[1] |
Laid down | 3 April 1916[1] |
Launched | 9 December 1916[1] |
Commissioned | 8 January 1917[1] |
Fate | Sunk by mine, 14 October 1917[1] |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | German Type UC II submarine |
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Draught | 3.67 m (12 ft 0 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 26 |
Armament |
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Notes | 30-second diving time |
Service record | |
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Operations: | 9 patrol |
Victories: |
SM UC-62 was a German
mines laid. On 19 March 1917, the submerged Royal Navy submarine HMS E50 suffered damage in a collision UC-62 in the North Sea off the North Hinder Light Vessel. UC-62 struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, Belgium, on 14 October 1917.[1]
Design
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propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph) and a submerged speed of 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 59 nautical miles (109 km; 68 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph). UC-62 was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.[3]
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[5] |
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5 April 1917 | HMS Result | Royal Navy | 122 | Damaged |
2 May 1917 | Noordzee | Netherlands | 136 | Sunk |
4 May 1917 | Neptunus | Netherlands | 160 | Sunk |
24 May 1917 | Chicago City | United Kingdom | 2,324 | Damaged |
30 May 1917 | Lisbon | United Kingdom | 1,203 | Sunk |
24 June 1917 | HMT Taipo | Royal Navy | 247 | Sunk |
26 June 1917 | A. B. Sherman | United States | 611 | Damaged |
28 June 1917 | Neotsfield | United Kingdom | 1,875 | Sunk |
28 June 1917 | Don Arturo | United Kingdom | 3,680 | Sunk |
25 July 1917 | Vaarbud | Norway | 362 | Sunk |
27 July 1917 | Carmela | United States | 1,379 | Sunk |
28 July 1917 | Glenstrae | United Kingdom | 4,718 | Sunk |
26 August 1917 | Chacma | Norway | 608 | Sunk |
15 October 1917 | Hartburn | United Kingdom | 2,367 | Sunk |
References
Notes
- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 62". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
- ^ a b c Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Max Schmitz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UC 62". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
Bibliography
- Bendert, Harald (2001). Die UC-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918. Minenkrieg mit U-Booten (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0758-7.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. OCLC 12119866.
- Tarrant, V. E. (1989). The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. OCLC 20338385.