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 
Commanders
11 Mar 1916 - 27 Aug 1917   Otto Schultze
28 Aug 1917 - 14 Oct 1917   Heinrich Metzger
15 Oct 1917 - 24 Dec 1917   Otto Schultze
25 Dec 1917 - 11 Nov 1918  Kptlt. Kurt Hartwig
Career 12 patrols
2 May 1916 - 6 Nov 1916 IV Flotilla
6 Nov 1916 - 11 Nov 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer I Flotilla
Successes72 ships sunk for a total of 198,287 tons.
10 ships damaged for a total of 43,352 tons.
1 warship sunk for a total of 5,250 tons.
2 ships damaged for a total of 2,540 tons. 
Fate 16 Jan 1919 - Surrendered. Broken up at Blyth in 1919-20.  

See the 85 ships hit by U 63


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 the U 63 from WWII.

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