SM U-62 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-62 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

On 8 March 1917, SM U-62 sank the coal freighter Storstad, the ship that had rammed and sunk the RMS Empress of Ireland ocean liner in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in modern history.

On 7 August 1918, she torpedoed the French armoured cruiser Dupetit-Thouars, which sank with the loss of 13 of her crew.

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnageFate
8 March 1917StorstadNorway6,028Sunk
8 March 1917VegaRussia452Sunk
10 March 1917MarieFrance127Sunk
11 March 1917ThriftUnited Kingdom40Sunk
12 March 1917AlgonquinUnited States1,806Sunk
12 March 1917CollingwoodNorway1,042Sunk
12 March 1917Jules GommesFrance2,595Sunk
13 March 1917DagSweden250Sunk
14 March 1917Rose LeaUnited Kingdom2,830Sunk
23 March 1917Tres FratresNetherlands297Sunk
27 April 1917Dunmore HeadUnited Kingdom2,293Sunk
27 April 1917InveramsayUnited Kingdom1,438Sunk
30 April 1917FortunataItaly3,348Sunk
30 April 1917HMS TulipRoyal Navy1,250Sunk
3 May 1917Frederick KnightUnited Kingdom3,604Sunk
4 May 1917Jörgen OlsenDenmark310Damaged
7 May 1917PolamhallUnited Kingdom4,010Sunk
10 May 1917BerangereFrance2,851Sunk
10 May 1917GazelleNorway288Sunk
13 June 1917CandaceNorway395Sunk
13 June 1917SylviaNorway148Sunk
16 June 1917KornsøDenmark115Sunk
20 June 1917Bengore HeadUnited Kingdom2,490Sunk
21 June 1917Lord RobertsUnited Kingdom4,166Sunk
24 June 1917South WalesUnited Kingdom3,668Sunk
25 June 1917GuildhallUnited Kingdom2,609Sunk
26 June 1917GorsemoreUnited Kingdom3,079Damaged
26 June 1917CattaroUnited Kingdom2,908Sunk
26 June 1917ManisteeUnited Kingdom3,869Sunk
10 August 1917Orion INorway322Sunk
15 August 1917AlberthaDenmark170Sunk
24 August 1917HenrietteFrance2,005Sunk
30 August 1917Eastern PrinceUnited Kingdom2,885Sunk
30 August 1917GrelhameUnited Kingdom3,740Sunk
30 August 1917NoyaUnited Kingdom4,282Sunk
13 October 1917WoodburnUnited Kingdom2,360Damaged
17 October 1917AdamsUnited Kingdom2,223Sunk
18 October 1917MaduraUnited Kingdom4,484Sunk
19 October 1917J. L. LuckenbachUnited States4,920Damaged
19 October 1917HMS OramaRoyal Navy12,927Sunk
11 December 1917Oldfield GrangeUnited Kingdom4,653Sunk
14 December 1917HareUnited Kingdom774Sunk
15 December 1917FormbyUnited Kingdom1,282Sunk
17 December 1917ConingbegUnited Kingdom1,279Sunk
16 May 1918Heron BridgeUnited Kingdom2,422Sunk
16 May 1918LlancarvanUnited Kingdom4,749Sunk
24 May 1918Ruth HickmanUnited Kingdom417Sunk
27 May 1918MerionethshireUnited Kingdom4,308Sunk
28 May 1918CairnrossUnited Kingdom4,016Sunk
30 May 1918AusoniaUnited Kingdom8,153Sunk
7 August 1918Dupetit-ThouarsFrench Navy9,517Sunk
7 August 1918LornaNorway3,286Sunk
8 August 1918Westward HoUnited States5,814Damaged

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Bibliography

  • 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.