ML-62 (motor launch boat) For other ships with the same name, see
ML-62 .
History
Name ML-62
Owner Royal Navy
Builder Electric Launch Company
Completed 1915
Maiden voyage 1915
In service 1915
Out of service 29 September 1919
Fate Disappeared
General characteristics
Type Motor launch
Tonnage 37 disp
Length 34.1 metres (111 ft 11 in)
Beam 5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in)
Depth 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in)
Propulsion Diesel engine
Speed 19 knots
ML-62 was a British motor launch boat that disappeared in the North Sea while on passage from Norway .
Construction
ML-62 was constructed in 1915 by the Electric Launch Company . She was completed in 1915 and served from 1915 until her loss in 1919.
The ship was 34.1 metres (111 ft 11 in) long, with a beam of 5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in) and a depth of 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in). The ship was assessed at 37 disp and she had a diesel engine that could reach a speed of 19 knots.
Disappearance
On 29 September 1919, ML-62 along with ML-18 and ML-191 were on passage from Norway when they disappeared in the North Sea . The crew and ships were never found; the number of casualties is unknown.[ 1]
References
^ "ML-62" . Wrecksite. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015 .
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1919
Shipwrecks
1 Jan: HMY Iolaire
21 Jan: UC-40
30 Jan: Nimrod
7 Feb: HMS Erin's Isle
8 Feb: U-16
10 Feb: UC-91
18 Feb: Mirabeau
20 Feb: UC-71
22 Feb: U-21
7 Mar: HNoMS Thor
6 Apr: SMS Vulkan
15 Apr: U-118
17 Apr: USS Freehold
26 April: Narval , Kit , Kashalot
27 Apr: USS Courtney , USS Otis W. Douglas
28 Apr: USS Gypsum Queen , USS James
April (unknown date): Borets za Svobodu
4 May: HMS Cupar
5 May: SMS Leipzig
2 Jun: Rucumilla
9 Jun: HMS L55
16 Jun: HMS Kinross
18 Jun: Oleg
21 Jun: Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow – SMS Bayern , SMS Bremse , SMS Brummer , SMS Cöln , SMS Dresden , SMS Derfflinger , SMS Emden , SMS Friedrich der Grosse , SMS G38 , SMS G39 , SMS G40 , SMS Hindenburg , SMS Grosser Kurfürst , SMS Kaiser , SMS Kaiserin , SMS Karlsruhe , SMS König , SMS König Albert , SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm , SMS Markgraf , SMS Moltke , SMS Prinzregent Luitpold , SMS S32 , SMS S36 , SMS S50 , SMS Seydlitz , SMS V45 , SMS V46 , SMS Von der Tann , SMS G102
28 Jun: Duchess of Richmond
Jun (unknown date): Erinpura
27 Jul: USS May
30 Jul: USS G-2
13 Aug: Basilicata
18 Aug: Dvina
1 Sep: HMS Vittoria
4 Sep: HMS Verulam
8 Sep: Valbanera
9 Sep: USS St. Sebastian , USS SP-471
10 Sep: USS Coco , USS Katherine K. , USS Patrol No. 1 , USS Sea Hawk
11 Sep: USS Helena I
16 Sep: HMS M25 , HMS M27 , West Arvada
29 Sep: ML-18 , ML-62 , ML-191 , Ossifrage
30 Sep: August Helmerich
3 Oct: Frank O'Connor
7 Oct: Sizergh Castle
9 Oct: Daram
17 Oct: SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I
18 Oct: HMS H41
21 Oct Gavriil
31 Oct: Fazilka
13 Nov: Council Bluffs
22 Nov: Myron
24 Nov: Poltava
12 Dec: USS Kerwood
18 Dec: Cufic
Unknown date: UB-14
Other incidents