SM U-63 (Germany) explained

SM U-63 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-63 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage[1] Fate[2]
4 July 1916HMS Rosemary1,250Damaged
20 August 19165,250Sunk
23 October 1916Bayreaulx United Kingdom3,009Sunk
28 October 1916Lanao United States692Sunk
28 October 1916Rio Pirahy United Kingdom3,561Sunk
28 October 1916Selene3,955Sunk
28 October 1916Torsdal Norway3,621Sunk
29 October 1916Massalia Greece2,186Sunk
29 October 1916Meroë United Kingdom3,552Sunk
29 October 1916Torino United Kingdom1,850Sunk
31 October 1916Delto Norway3,193Sunk
31 October 1916Fedelta1,906Sunk
27 November 1916Maude Larssen United Kingdom1,222Sunk
28 November 1916Sigurd Denmark2,119Sunk
30 November 1916Roma United Kingdom125Sunk
2 December 1916Luigi C.71Sunk
2 December 1916Roma643Sunk
3 December 1916HMS Perugia4,348Sunk
5 December 1916Grigorios Anghelatos Greece3,635Sunk
11 December 1916Magellan France6,027Sunk
11 December 1916Sinai France4,624Sunk
25 March 1917Vellore United Kingdom4,926Sunk
26 March 1917L. Rahmanich Egypt79Sunk
1 April 1917Zambesi United Kingdom3,759Sunk
4 April 1917Margit United Kingdom2,490Sunk
5 April 1917 Norway4,147Sunk
5 April 1917Kangaroo United Kingdom4,348Damaged
28 April 1917Carmelo Padre74Sunk
28 April 1917Giuseppe Padre I102Sunk
28 April 1917Giuseppina G.100Sunk
28 April 1917I Due Fratelli P.97Sunk
28 April 1917Karonga United Kingdom4,665Sunk
28 April 1917Natale B.55Sunk
28 April 1917San Francesco Di Paola41Sunk
3 May 1917Washington United Kingdom5,080Sunk
4 May 1917Transylvania United Kingdom14,348Sunk
5 May 1917Talawa United Kingdom3,834Damaged
7 May 1917Crown of Leon United Kingdom3,391Damaged
14 May 1917Francesco Raiola181Sunk
14 May 1917Volga United Kingdom4,404Damaged
15 May 1917Ferrara5,660Damaged
22 June 1917Himalaya France5,620Sunk
23 June 1917Craonne France777Sunk
23 June 1917Kalypso Vergotti Greece2,819Sunk
26 June 1917Birdoswald United Kingdom4,013Sunk
27 June 1917Tong Hong United Kingdom2,184Sunk
30 June 1917Alkelda98Sunk
30 June 1917Enrichetta3,638Sunk
1 July 1917Marie France118Sunk
2 July 1917Argentario739Sunk
3 July 1917Immacolatina54Sunk
5 September 1917Proletaire France101Sunk
11 September 1917Embleton United Kingdom5,377Sunk
12 September 1917Reim Norway1,126Sunk
15 September 1917Platuria United States3,445Sunk
18 September 1917Arendal United Kingdom1,387Sunk
26 September 1917Heraklios Greece2,878Sunk
5 November 1917Hilda R. United Kingdom136Sunk
5 November 1917Kai Denmark1,391Sunk
6 November 1917HMS Peveril1,459Sunk
8 November 1917HMS Candytuft1,290Damaged
8 November 1917Benledi United Kingdom3,931Damaged
9 November 1917Ardglamis United Kingdom4,540Sunk
14 November 1917Trowbridge United Kingdom3,712Sunk
16 November 1917Gasconia United Kingdom3,801Sunk
16 November 1917Kyno United Kingdom3,034Sunk
18 November 1917Huntsgulf United Kingdom3,185Damaged
20 November 1917Commendatore Carlo Bruno813Sunk
21 November 1917Mossoul France3,135Sunk
5 January 1918Rio Claro United Kingdom3,687Sunk
8 January 1918San Guglielmo8,145Sunk
15 January 1918Bonanova Spain933Sunk
18 January 1918Maria P. United Kingdom263Sunk
18 January 1918Ville De Bordeaux France4,857Sunk
22 January 1918Anglo-Canadian United Kingdom4,239Sunk
22 January 1918Manchester Spinner United Kingdom4,247Sunk
19 May 1918Saxilby United Kingdom3,630Damaged
19 May 1918Snowdon United Kingdom3,189Sunk
24 May 1918Elysia United Kingdom6,397Damaged
30 May 1918Antinous United Kingdom3,682Damaged
30 May 1918Asiatic Prince United Kingdom2,887Sunk
30 May 1918Aymeric United Kingdom4,363Sunk
11 August 1918City of Adelaide United Kingdom8,389Sunk
12 August 1918G6213Sunk
24 August 1918Delphinula United Kingdom5,238Damaged
16 October 1918War Council United Kingdom5,875Sunk

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Notes and References

  1. Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
  2. u63. U 63. 1boat. 25 November 2014.