German submarine U-563
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German submarine U-563 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She carried out eight patrols and sank three ships, totalling 14,689 gross register tons (GRT), as well as one warship of 1,870 tons. Two ships were damaged, totalling 16,266 GRT. She was a member of nine wolfpacks, and was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Bay of Biscay on 31 May 1943.
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Name | U-563 |
Ordered | 24 October 1939 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 539 |
Laid down | 30 March 1940 |
Launched | 5 February 1941 |
Commissioned | 27 March 1941 |
Fate | Sunk in the Bay of Biscay by Allied aircraft on 31 May 1943[1] |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 40 564 |
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