U-63
Type | IIC | |||
| Ordered | 21 Jul, 1937 | |||
| Laid down | 2 Jan, 1939 | Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 262) | ||
| Launched | 6 Dec, 1939 | |||
| Commissioned | 18 Jan, 1940 | Oblt. Günther Lorentz | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 18 Jan, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1940 1. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1940 - 25 Feb, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.840 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 25 Feb, 1940 in the North Sea south of the Shetland Islands, in position 58.40N, 00.10W, by depth charges and torpedoes from the British destroyers, HMS Escort, HMS Inglefield, HMS Imogen and the British submarine HMS Narwhal. 1 dead and 24 survivors. | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-63 - View the 1 war patrol
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-63 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 Submarines versus U-boats, Jones, Geoffrey, 1986 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |
There was another U-63 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 8 Feb, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 11 Mar, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 63 during WWI.