WWI U-boats

U 64

 

Type

U 63

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 248)
Ordered 17 May 1915 Laid down 19 May 1915 
Launched 29 Feb 1916 Commissioned 15 Apr 1916 
Commanders
15 Apr 1916 - 17 Jun 1918  Kptlt. Robert Moraht
Career 10 patrols
31 May 1916 - 19 Nov 1916 IV Flotilla
19 Nov 1916 - 17 Jun 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer I Flotilla
Successes45 ships sunk with a total of 129,569 tons.
3 ships damaged with a total of 9,420 tons.
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 186 tons.
1 warship sunk with a total of 18,300 tons. 
Fate 17 Jun 1918 - Damaged by D/C from HMS Lychnis, she surfaced and received a hail of fire until sinking at 38.07N 10.27E. 38 dead and 5 survivors.  

See the 50 ships hit by U 64


There was another U 64 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 20 Sep 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 16 Dec 1939. Take a look at the U 64 from WWII.

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