SM UC-64 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916, laid down on 3 April 1916, and was launched on 23 January 1917. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 22 February 1917 as SM UC-64.[1] In 15 patrols UC-64 was credited with sinking 26 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-64 was mined and sunk in the Dover Strait on 20 June 1918.
A Type UC II submarine, UC-64 had a displacement of 422t when at the surface and 504t while submerged. She had a length overall of 51.85m (170.11feet), a beam of 5.22m (17.13feet), and a draught of 3.67m (12.04feet). The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 300PS (a total of 600PS), two electric motors producing 620PS, and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . UC-64 was fitted with six mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one 8.8sp=usNaNsp=us Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[2] | Fate[3] | |
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20 May 1917 | Voorwaarts | Netherlands | 114 | Sunk | |
23 May 1917 | Alberdina | Netherlands | 100 | Sunk | |
21 June 1917 | Hendrika | Netherlands | 109 | Sunk | |
24 June 1917 | Telegraaf XVIII | Netherlands | 306 | Sunk | |
16 July 1917 | Timor | Netherlands | 135 | Sunk | |
17 August 1917 | Esperance | France | 97 | Sunk | |
16 September 1917 | Eendracht VII | Netherlands | 251 | Sunk | |
17 September 1917 | Paraciers | France | 2,542 | Sunk | |
22 September 1917 | Ville De Valenciennes | France | 1,734 | Sunk | |
18 October 1917 | Altair | Norway | 1,674 | Sunk | |
18 October 1917 | Sten | United Kingdom | 928 | Sunk | |
16 November 1917 | Jules Verne | France | 157 | Sunk | |
27 November 1917 | Ville De Thann | France | 1,416 | Sunk | |
4 December 1917 | Manchester Mariner | United Kingdom | 4,106 | Damaged | |
14 December 1917 | Volnay | United Kingdom | 4,610 | Sunk | |
19 December 1917 | Borgsten | Norway | 1,718 | Sunk | |
19 December 1917 | Trevelyan | United Kingdom | 3,066 | Damaged | |
23 December 1917 | Manicia | Norway | 1,868 | Damaged | |
20 January 1918 | Queen Margaret | United Kingdom | 4,972 | Damaged | |
26 January 1918 | May | United Kingdom | 24 | Sunk | |
26 January 1918 | Rob Roy | United Kingdom | 112 | Sunk | |
28 March 1918 | Botha | United Kingdom | 17 | Sunk | |
28 March 1918 | Brotherly Love | United Kingdom | 19 | Sunk | |
28 March 1918 | Honora | United Kingdom | 29 | Sunk | |
28 March 1918 | Noel | United Kingdom | 21 | Sunk | |
31 March 1918 | Vianna | 401 | Sunk | ||
23 April 1918 | Laurium | United Kingdom | 582 | Sunk | |
25 April 1918 | Sote | Sweden | 1,353 | Sunk | |
26 April 1918 | Llwyngwair | United Kingdom | 1,304 | Sunk | |
23 May 1918 | Mefjord | Norway | 720 | Sunk |