SM UB-62

SM UB-62 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 9 July 1917 as SM UB-62.

UB-62 was surrendered 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up in Swansea in 1921.

Construction
UB-62 was ordered by the GIN on 20 May 1916.

She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 11 May 1917. UB-62 was commissioned later that same year. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-62 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm deck gun. UB-62 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8420 nmi. UB-62 had a displacement of 508 t while surfaced and 639 t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.3 kn when surfaced and 8 kn when submerged.