WWI U-boats

UC 64

Type UC II
ShipyardA.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 262)
Ordered 12 Jan 1916
Laid down 3 Apr 1916
Launched 23 Jan 1917
Commissioned 22 Feb 1917
Commanders
22 Feb 1917 - 12 Sep 1917 Oblt. Ernst Müller-Schwarz
13 Sep 1917 - 22 Feb 1918 Oblt. Erich Hecht
23 Feb 1918 - 20 Jun 1918 Oblt. Ferdinand Schwartz
Career 15 patrols
13 May 1917 - 20 Jun 1918 Flandern/Flandern II Flotilla
Successes26 ships sunk with a total of 20,473 tons.
4 ships damaged with a total of 14,012 tons. (View ships hit by UC 64)
Fate 20 Jun 1918 - Mined off the Varne at 50.58N, 01.23W after being forced to dive by patrol craft. 30 dead

The wreck of UC 64 was located and identified by Royal Navy divers the next month.


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