WWI U-boat Types


Type U 63

Ocean-going diesel-powered torpedo attack boats class


Construction history of type U 63

U-boats# ShipyardWerk #Built during
U 63 - U 653Germaniawerft, Kiel247- 2491915 - 1916

All U-boats of type U 63

Below are the 3 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 63, U 64 and U 65

Technical information for type U 63

Displacement:
(tons)
810 (sf)
927 (sm)
1160 (total)
Length: (m)68,36 oa
55,55 ph
Beam: (m)6,30 oa
4,15 ph
Draught: (draft)4,04 m
Height:7,65 m
Power: (hp)2200 (sf)
1200 (sm)
Speed:
(knots)
16,5 (sf)
9,0 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots)
9170/8 (sf)
60/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:6
2/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:No mines carried
Deck gun:88mm
276 rounds
Crew:36 men
Max depth:ca. 50 m
(164 feet)
sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.