German submarine U-562

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-562
Ordered	16 October 1939
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	538
Laid down	7 February 1940
Launched	24 January 1941
Commissioned	20 March 1941
Fate	Sunk on 19 February 1943 in the Mediterranean Sea NE of Bengazi in position 32°57′N 20°54′E, by a RAF Wellington aircraft and RN ships HMS Isis and HMS Hursley.
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of:	1st U-boat Flotilla; 20 March – 31 December 1941; 29th U-boat Flotilla; 1 January 1942 – 19 February 1943;
Identification codes:	M 40 608
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Herwig Collmann; 20 March – 3 September 1941; Kptlt. Horst Hamm; 4 September 1941 – 19 February 1943;
Operations:	10 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 19 June – 30 July 1941; 2nd patrol:; 25 August – 3 September 1941; 3rd patrol:; 11 September – 15 October 1941; 4th patrol:; 17 November – 6 December 1941; 5th patrol:; 6 – 29 December 1941; 6th patrol:; 4 April – 11 May 1942; 7th patrol:; 22 June – 25 July 1942; 8th patrol:; 5 September – 18 October 1942; 9th patrol:; 22 November – 24 December 1942; 10th patrol:; 7 – 19 February 1943;
Victories:	6 merchant ships sunk ; (37,287 GRT); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (3,359 GRT);

German submarine U-562 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 7 February 1940 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as yard number 538, launched on 24 January 1941 and commissioned on 20 March 1941 under Oberleutnant zur See Herwig Collmann.

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