List of all U-boats
U-862
Type | IXD2 | |||||||||||||
Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||||||
Laid down | 15 Aug 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1068) | ||||||||||||
Launched | 8 Jun 1943 | |||||||||||||
Commissioned | 7 Oct 1943 | Kptlt. Heinrich Timm (Knights Cross) | ||||||||||||
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Successes | 7 ships sunk, total tonnage 42,374 GRT | |||||||||||||
Fate |
Taken over by Japan at Singapore on 5 May 1945, and became the Japanese submarine I 502 on 15 July 1945. Post war information (see more post-war boats): | |||||||||||||
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Attacks on this boat and other events
20 Aug 1944
A British Catalina (Sqdn 265/H) attacked the boat. The boat shot down the aircraft and escaped, despite a massive search that followed.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in March 1944.
Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-862 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
Chimneysweeper with Torpedo |
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