was through the gap between the Faroe and Shetland Islands as far as Northern Ireland, but finished in Bergen in Norway on 7 July 1940. U-62s final patrol was marked by the sinking of the Pearlmoor on 19 July 1940 west of Malin Head, (the most northerly point on the Irish mainland). Disaster almost struck on the return leg to Bergen when she was attacked by the British submarine on the 29th. She avoided the attack and entered Bergen with just 27 minutes of battery life remaining. Training and Fate U-62 was assigned to the 21st U-boat Flotilla as a training boat on 1 October, and was briefly commanded by Waldemar Mehl between 5 and 19 November 1941. She was scuttled in Wilhelmshaven on 5 May 1945, shortly before the German surrender. Summary of raiding history References Notes Citations Bibliography External links German Type II submarines U-boats commissioned in 1939 World War II submarines of Germany 1939 ships Ships built in Kiel Operation Regenbogen (U-boat) Maritime incidents in May 1945