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.
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[1] | Fate[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March 1917 |  Norway | 6,028 | Sunk | ||
| 8 March 1917 | Vega | 452 | Sunk | ||
| 10 March 1917 | Marie |  France | 127 | Sunk | |
| 11 March 1917 | Thrift |  United Kingdom | 40 | Sunk | |
| 12 March 1917 | Algonquin |  United States | 1,806 | Sunk | |
| 12 March 1917 | Collingwood | Norway | 1,042 | Sunk | |
| 12 March 1917 | Jules Gommes | France | 2,595 | Sunk | |
| 13 March 1917 | Dag |  Sweden | 250 | Sunk | |
| 14 March 1917 | Rose Lea | United Kingdom | 2,830 | Sunk | |
| 23 March 1917 | Tres Fratres |  Netherlands | 297 | Sunk | |
| 27 April 1917 | Dunmore Head | United Kingdom | 2,293 | Sunk | |
| 27 April 1917 | Inveramsay | United Kingdom | 1,438 | Sunk | |
| 30 April 1917 | Fortunata | 3,348 | Sunk | ||
| 30 April 1917 | HMS Tulip | 1,250 | Sunk | ||
| 3 May 1917 | Frederick Knight | United Kingdom | 3,604 | Sunk | |
| 4 May 1917 | Jörgen Olsen |  Denmark | 310 | Damaged | |
| 7 May 1917 | Polamhall | United Kingdom | 4,010 | Sunk | |
| 10 May 1917 | Berangere | France | 2,851 | Sunk | |
| 10 May 1917 | Gazelle | Norway | 288 | Sunk | |
| 13 June 1917 | Candace | Norway | 395 | Sunk | |
| 13 June 1917 | Sylvia | Norway | 148 | Sunk | |
| 16 June 1917 | Kornsø | Denmark | 115 | Sunk | |
| 20 June 1917 | Bengore Head | United Kingdom | 2,490 | Sunk | |
| 21 June 1917 | Lord Roberts | United Kingdom | 4,166 | Sunk | |
| 24 June 1917 | South Wales | United Kingdom | 3,668 | Sunk | |
| 25 June 1917 | Guildhall | United Kingdom | 2,609 | Sunk | |
| 26 June 1917 | Gorsemore | United Kingdom | 3,079 | Damaged | |
| 26 June 1917 | Cattaro | United Kingdom | 2,908 | Sunk | |
| 26 June 1917 | Manistee | United Kingdom | 3,869 | Sunk | |
| 10 August 1917 | Orion I | Norway | 322 | Sunk | |
| 15 August 1917 | Albertha | Denmark | 170 | Sunk | |
| 24 August 1917 | Henriette | France | 2,005 | Sunk | |
| 30 August 1917 | Eastern Prince | United Kingdom | 2,885 | Sunk | |
| 30 August 1917 | Grelhame | United Kingdom | 3,740 | Sunk | |
| 30 August 1917 | Noya | United Kingdom | 4,282 | Sunk | |
| 13 October 1917 | Woodburn | United Kingdom | 2,360 | Damaged | |
| 17 October 1917 | Adams | United Kingdom | 2,223 | Sunk | |
| 18 October 1917 | Madura | United Kingdom | 4,484 | Sunk | |
| 19 October 1917 | United States | 4,920 | Damaged | ||
| 19 October 1917 | HMS Orama | 12,927 | Sunk | ||
| 11 December 1917 | Oldfield Grange | United Kingdom | 4,653 | Sunk | |
| 14 December 1917 | Hare | United Kingdom | 774 | Sunk | |
| 15 December 1917 | Formby | United Kingdom | 1,282 | Sunk | |
| 17 December 1917 | Coningbeg | United Kingdom | 1,279 | Sunk | |
| 16 May 1918 | Heron Bridge | United Kingdom | 2,422 | Sunk | |
| 16 May 1918 | Llancarvan | United Kingdom | 4,749 | Sunk | |
| 24 May 1918 | Ruth Hickman | United Kingdom | 417 | Sunk | |
| 27 May 1918 | Merionethshire | United Kingdom | 4,308 | Sunk | |
| 28 May 1918 | Cairnross | United Kingdom | 4,016 | Sunk | |
| 30 May 1918 | Ausonia | United Kingdom | 8,153 | Sunk | |
| 7 August 1918 | Dupetit-Thouars | 9,517 | Sunk | ||
| 7 August 1918 | Lorna | Norway | 3,286 | Sunk | |
| 8 August 1918 | Westward Ho | United States | 5,814 | Damaged |