SM UC-62 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () 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."SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" () and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine. 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 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.
Design A Type UC II submarine, UC-62 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a length overall of , a beam of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing (a total of ), two electric motors producing , and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . UC-62 was fitted with six mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageMerchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.Fate5 April 1917HMS Result122Damaged2 May 1917Noordzee136Sunk4 May 1917Neptunus160Sunk24 May 1917Chicago City2,324Damaged30 May 1917Lisbon1,203Sunk24 June 1917HMT Taipo247Sunk26 June 1917A. B. Sherman611Damaged28 June 1917Neotsfield1,875Sunk28 June 1917Don Arturo3,680Sunk25 July 1917Vaarbud362Sunk27 July 1917Carmela1,379Sunk28 July 1917Glenstrae4,718Sunk26 August 1917Chacma608Sunk15 October 1917Hartburn2,367Sunk
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