German submarine U-1062 was a Type VIIF submarine

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 of the German

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 Kriegsmarine

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 during World War II

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Commissioned on 19 June 1943, U-1062 was one of four Type VIIF torpedo transport submarines, which could carry 39 torpedoes, and were used to re-supply other U-boats at sea. U-1062 first served with 5th U-boat Flotilla for training and later served with 12th U-boat Flotilla from 1 January to 30 September 1944.

Service history

U-1062 left Kiel

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 on 18 December 1943, arriving at Bergen

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 on 24 December, where she remained until 3 January 1944, when she sailed for Penang

Penang

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, arriving on 19 April, loaded with spare torpedoes for the Monsun Gruppe

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. She left Penang on 15 July to return to Germany, but was intercepted on 30 September by a hunter-killer group based around the escort carrier  in the Central Atlantic, WSW of the Cape Verde

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 Islands. U-1062 was sunk with all hands at 11°36′N 34°44′W by depth charges from the destroyer escort

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