WWI U-boats

UC 63

Type UC II
ShipyardA.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 261)
Ordered 12 Jan 1916
Laid down 3 Apr 1916
Launched 6 Jan 1917
Commissioned 30 Jan 1917
Commanders
30 Jan 1917 - 1 Nov 1917 Oblt. Karsten von Heydebreck
Career 9 patrols
27 Apr 1917 - 1 Nov 1917 Flandern Flotilla
Successes36 ships sunk with a total of 35,900 tons.
4 ships damaged with a total of 4,639 tons. (View ships hit by UC 63)
Fate 1 Nov 1917 - Torpedoed by HM Sub E52 off Goodwin Sands at 51°23’N 2°00’E. 26 dead and 1 survivor

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