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| History |
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| German Empire |
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| Name | U-63 |
| Ordered | 17 May 1915 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | 247 |
| Laid down | 30 April 1915 |
| Launched | 8 February 1916 |
| Commissioned | 11 March 1916 |
| Fate | Surrendered 16 January 1919. Broken up at Blyth in 1919-20 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Type U 63 submarine |
| Displacement |
- 810 t (800 long tons) surfaced
- 927 t (912 long tons) submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam |
- 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) (oa)
- 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) (pressure hull)
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| Height | 7.65 m (25 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 4.04 m (13 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power |
- 2 × 2,200 PS (1,618 kW; 2,170 shp) surfaced
- 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts |
| Speed |
- 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) surfaced
- 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
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| Range |
- 9,170 nmi (16,980 km; 10,550 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
- 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 36 |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- IV Flotilla
- 2 May - 6 November 1916
- Pola / Mittelmeer / Mittelmeer I Flotilla
- 6 November 1916 - 11 November 1918
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| Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Otto Schultze
- 11 March 1916 – 27 August 1917 ,
- 15 October – 24 December 1917
- Kptlt. Heinrich Metzger
- 28 August – 14 October 1917
- Kptlt. Kurt Hartwig
- 25 December 1917 – 11 November 1918
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| Operations: |
12 patrols |
| Victories: |
- 69 merchant ships sunk
(192,145 GRT)
- 1 warship sunk
(5,250 tons)
- 3 auxiliary warships sunk
(6,020 GRT)
- 11 merchant ships damaged
(47,700 GRT)
- 2 warships damaged
(2,540 tons)
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SM U-63 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
U-63 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.