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| History |
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 German Empire |
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| 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 |
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| Class and type | German Type UC II submarine |
| Displacement |
- 422 t (415 long tons), surfaced
- 504 t (496 long tons), submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam |
- 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
- 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
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| Draught | 3.67 m (12 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
- 11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph), surfaced
- 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph), submerged
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| Range |
- 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
- 59 nmi (109 km; 68 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 26 |
| Armament | |
| Notes | 30-second diving time |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- Flandern Flotilla
- 26 March – 14 October 1917
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| Commanders: |
- Oblt.z.S. Max Schmitz[4]
- 8 January – 14 October 1917
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| Operations: |
9 patrol |
| Victories: |
- 10 merchant ships sunk
(16,488 GRT)
- 1 auxiliary warship sunk
(247 GRT)
- 2 merchant ships damaged
(2,935 GRT)
- 1 auxiliary warship damaged
(122 GRT)
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SM UC-62 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916, laid down on 3 April 1916, and was launched on 9 December 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 8 January 1917 as SM UC-62.[Note 1] In nine patrols UC-62 was credited with sinking 11 ships, either by torpedo or by 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
A German Type UC II submarine, UC-62 had a displacement of 422 tonnes (415 long tons) when at the surface and 504 tonnes (496 long tons) while submerged. She had a length overall of 50.35 m (165 ft 2 in), a beam of 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in), and a draught of 3.67 m (12 ft 0 in). The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 300 metric horsepower (220 kW; 300 shp) (a total of 600 metric horsepower (440 kW; 590 shp)), two electric motors producing 620 metric horsepower (460 kW; 610 shp), and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).
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.
