SM UB-63 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 23 July 1917 as SM UB-63.
UB-63 was sunk on 28 January 1918 by British warships and at 56.1667°N 2°W with depth charges. All 33 crew members perished in the attack.
See main article: Type UB III submarine. UB-63 was ordered by the GIN on 20 May 1916.
She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 26 May 1917. UB-63 was commissioned later that same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-63 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.82NaN2 deck gun. UB-63 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of . UB-63 had a displacement of 508lk=inNaNlk=in while surfaced and 639t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[1] | Fate[2] | |
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15 September 1917 | Santaren | United Kingdom | 4,256 | Sunk | |
3 November 1917 | Haelen | Belgium | 3,290 | Captured as prize | |
8 November 1917 | Lindhardt | Denmark | 225 | Sunk | |
15 November 1917 | Stargard | Norway | 1,113 | Damaged |