SM U-63 (Germany)
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-63.
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.
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Name | U-63 |
Ordered | 17 May 1915 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 247 |
Laid down | 30 April 1915 |
Launched | 8 February 1916 |
Commissioned | 11 March 1916 |
Fate | Surrendered 16 January 1919. Broken up at Blyth in 1919-20 |
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Class and type | Type U 63 submarine |
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Height | 7.65 m (25 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 4.04 m (13 ft 3 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
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Operations: | 12 patrols |
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