German submarine U-862

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-862
Ordered	5 June 1941
Builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	1068
Laid down	15 August 1942
Launched	8 June 1943
Commissioned	7 October 1943
Fate	Taken over by Japan on 5 May 1945
Japan
Name	I-502
Acquired	5 May 1945
Commissioned	15 July 1945
Fate	Surrendered in August 1945 Scuttled on 15 February 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IXD2 submarine
Displacement	1,610 t (1,580 long tons) surfaced 1,799 t (1,771 long tons) submerged
Length	87.58 m (287 ft 4 in) o/a 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in) pressure hull
Beam	7.50 m (24 ft 7 in) o/a 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)
Installed power	9,000 PS (6,620 kW; 8,880 bhp) (diesels) 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) surfaced 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) submerged
Range	12,750 nmi (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 57 nmi (106 km; 66 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	55 to 64
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) 24 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (150 rounds) 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 AA gun 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Service record (Kriegsmarine)[1][2]
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla 7 October 1943 – 30 April 1944 12th U-boat Flotilla 1 May – 30 September 1944 33rd U-boat Flotilla 1 October 1944 – 5 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 52 685
Commanders:	Kptlt. / K.Kapt. Heinrich Timm 7 October 1943 – 5 May 1945
Operations:	2 patrols: 1st patrol: a. 3 June – 9 September 1944 b. 5 – 7 November 1944 2nd patrol: a. 18 November 1944 – 15 February 1945 b. 18 – 20 February 1945
Victories:	7 merchant ships sunk (42,374 GRT)
Service record (IJN)[3]
Part of:	1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet 15 July – August 1945
Commanders:	Kaigun-shōsa Nobuaki Yamanaka 15 July – August 1945
Operations:	None
Victories:	None

German submarine U-862 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. After Germany's surrender in May 1945, U-862 put into Singapore and was taken over by the Imperial Japanese Navy under the name I-502.^[1]

U-862 was laid down on 15 August 1942 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen. She was commissioned on 7 October 1943 with Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Timm in command. Timm commanded U-862 for her entire career in Kriegsmarine and received a promotion to Korvettenkapitän on 1 July 1944. U-862 conducted two patrols, sinking seven ships totalling 42,374 GRT.^[1]