WWI U-boats
U 63
Type | U 63 | ||||||||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 247) | ||||||||||
Ordered | 17 May 1915 | ||||||||||
Laid down | 30 Apr 1915 | ||||||||||
Launched | 8 Feb 1916 | ||||||||||
Commissioned | 11 Mar 1916 | ||||||||||
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Career | 12 patrols | ||||||||||
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Successes | 72 ships sunk with a total of 198,165 tons. 11 ships damaged with a total of 47,700 tons. 1 warship sunk with a total of 5,250 tons. 2 ships damaged with a total of 2,540 tons. (View ships hit by U 63) | ||||||||||
Fate | 16 Jan 1919 - Surrendered. Broken up at Blyth in 1919-20. |
There was another U 63 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 Dec 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 18 Jan 1940. Take a look at U 63 from WWII.