SM UB-63
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-63. | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-63 |
| Ordered | 20 May 1916 |
| Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
| Cost | 3,279,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 88 |
| Launched | 26 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 23 July 1917 |
| Fate | Sunk 28 January 1918 by British warships at 56°10′N 2°0′E / 56.167°N 2.000°E |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men |
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| Operations: | 3 patrols |
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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 HMS W.S. Bailey and HMS Fort George at 56°10′N 2°0′E / 56.167°N 2.000°E with depth charges. All 33 crew members perished in the attack.