SM U-62
Introduction '''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 , the ship that had rammed and sunk the  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 DateNameNationalityTonnageFate8 March 19176,028Sunk8 March 1917''Vega''452Sunk10 March 1917''Marie''127Sunk11 March 1917''Thrift''40Sunk12 March 1917''Algonquin''1,806Sunk12 March 1917''Collingwood''1,042Sunk12 March 1917''Jules Gommes''2,595Sunk13 March 1917''Dag''250Sunk14 March 1917''Rose Lea''2,830Sunk23 March 1917''Tres Fratres''297Sunk27 April 1917''Dunmore Head''2,293Sunk27 April 1917''Inveramsay''1,438Sunk30 April 1917''Fortunata''3,348Sunk30 April 1917HMS ''Tulip''1,250Sunk3 May 1917''Frederick Knight''3,604Sunk4 May 1917''Jörgen Olsen''310Damaged7 May 1917''Polamhall''4,010Sunk10 May 1917''Berangere''2,851Sunk10 May 1917''Gazelle''288Sunk13 June 1917''Candace''395Sunk13 June 1917''Sylvia''148Sunk16 June 1917''Kornsø''115Sunk20 June 1917''Bengore Head''2,490Sunk21 June 1917''Lord Roberts''4,166Sunk24 June 1917''South Wales''3,668Sunk25 June 1917''Guildhall''2,609Sunk26 June 1917''Gorsemore''3,079Damaged26 June 1917''Cattaro''2,908Sunk26 June 1917''Manistee''3,869Sunk10 August 1917''Orion I''322Sunk15 August 1917''Albertha''170Sunk24 August 1917''Henriette''2,005Sunk30 August 1917''Eastern Prince''2,885Sunk30 August 1917''Grelhame''3,740Sunk30 August 1917''Noya''4,282Sunk13 October 1917''Woodburn''2,360Damaged17 October 1917''Adams''2,223Sunk18 October 1917''Madura''4,484Sunk19 October 19174,920Damaged19 October 1917HMS ''Orama''12,927Sunk11 December 1917''Oldfield Grange''4,653Sunk14 December 1917''Hare''774Sunk15 December 1917''Formby''1,282Sunk17 December 1917''Coningbeg''1,279Sunk16 May 1918''Heron Bridge''2,422Sunk16 May 1918''Llancarvan''4,749Sunk24 May 1918''Ruth Hickman''417Sunk27 May 1918''Merionethshire''4,308Sunk28 May 1918''Cairnross''4,016Sunk30 May 1918''Ausonia''8,153Sunk7 August 1918''Dupetit-Thouars''9,517Sunk7 August 1918''Lorna''3,286Sunk8 August 1918''Westward Ho''5,814Damaged
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