30th December 1916 On this day:    SM U-62 Type U 57 Shipyard A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 217) Ordered 6 Oct 1914 Laid down 22 Jun 1915 Launched 2 Aug 1916 Commissioned 30 Dec 1916. Commanders. 30 Dec 1916 - 24 Dec 1917 Ernst Hashagen. 25 Dec 1917 - 9 Mar 1918 Otto Wiebalck. 10 Mar 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Ernst Hashagen Career 9 patrols. 15 Feb 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 II Flotilla Successes 47 ships sunk with a total of 123,294 tons. 5 ships damaged with a total of 16,483 tons. 1 warship sunk with a total of 9,517 tons. 8 Mar 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Storstad 6,028 nw 8 Mar 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Vega 452 ru 10 Mar 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Marie 127 fr 11 Mar 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Thrift 40 br 12 Mar 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Algonquin 1,806 am 12 Mar 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Collingwood 1,042 nw 12 Mar 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Jules Gommes 2,595 fr 13 Mar 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Dag 250 sw 14 Mar 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Rose Lea 2,830 br 23 Mar 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Tres Fratres 297 nl 27 Apr 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Dunmore Head 2,293 br 27 Apr 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Inveramsay 1,438 br 30 Apr 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Fortunata 3,348 it 30 Apr 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Tulip 1,250 br 3 May 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Frederick Knight 3,604 br 4 May 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Jörgen Olsen (damaged) 310 da 7 May 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Polamhall 4,010 br 10 May 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Berangere 2,851 fr 10 May 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Gazelle 288 nw 13 Jun 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Candace 395 nw 13 Jun 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Sylvia 148 nw 16 Jun 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Kornsø 115 da 20 Jun 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Bengore Head 2,490 br 21 Jun 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Lord Roberts 4,166 br 24 Jun 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen South Wales 3,668 br 25 Jun 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Guildhall 2,609 br 26 Jun 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Gorsemore (damaged) 3,079 br 26 Jun 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Cattaro 2,908 br 26 Jun 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Manistee 3,869 br 10 Aug 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Orion I 322 nw 15 Aug 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Albertha 170 da 24 Aug 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Henriette 2,005 fr 30 Aug 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Eastern Prince 2,885 br 30 Aug 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Grelhame 3,740 br 30 Aug 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Noya 4,282 br 13 Oct 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Woodburn (damaged) 2,360 br 17 Oct 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Adams 2,223 br 18 Oct 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Madura 4,484 br 19 Oct 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen J. L. Luckenbach (damaged) 4,920 am 19 Oct 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Orama 12,927 br 11 Dec 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Oldfield Grange 4,653 br 14 Dec 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Hare 774 br 15 Dec 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Formby 1,282 br 17 Dec 1917 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Coningbeg 1,279 br 16 May 1918 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Heron Bridge 2,422 br 16 May 1918 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Llancarvan 4,749 br 24 May 1918 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Ruth Hickman 417 br 27 May 1918 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Merionethshire 4,308 br 28 May 1918 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Cairnross 4,016 br 30 May 1918 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Ausonia 8,153 br 7 Aug 1918 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Dupetit-thouars 9,517 fr 7 Aug 1918 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Lorna 3,286 nw 8 Aug 1918 U 62 Ernst Hashagen Westward Ho(damaged) 5,814 am Fate 22 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Bo'ness in 1919-20. There was another U 62 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Nov 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 21 Dec 1939. John Doran 33rd Bn AIF still supplying working parties to AE.   In billets. Supplied working parties to AE. Brig-Gen CBB White and Brig Caruthers visited billets. Brigadier General Delaboy and Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General inspected billets and stables. 33rd Btn Australian Imperial Force War Diary, Steenwerke  33rd Battalion AIF Routine Order No. 152  Training and inspections  Inspections and fatigues  Newsletter  Football Match  Reliefs  Reliefs  Working Parties  Marching to Lumbres  Training  Artillery Active  Shelling  Reliefs  Training  Some Shelling  Training    109th Brigade Targeted  Festive Celebrations  Working Parties  Wood Cutting  In Billets  Shelling "All Day"  121st Infantry Brigade Order 52  March Table B.O.O.52  121st Infantry Brigade Order 36.  Aircraft damaged  Reliefs  Return  Brigade Reserve  Company Reliefs  Operation Orders  Cleaning up Can you add to this factual information? Do you know the whereabouts of a unit on a particular day? Do you have a copy of an official war diary entry? Details of an an incident? The loss of a ship? A letter, postcard, photo or any other interesting snipts? If your information relates only to an individual, eg. enlistment, award of a medal or death, please use this form: Add a story.

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