SM UC-63

History
German Empire
Name	UC-63
Ordered	12 January 1916
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	261
Laid down	3 April 1916
Launched	6 January 1917
Commissioned	30 January 1917
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by HMS E52 on 1 November 1917
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC II submarine
Displacement	422 t (415 long tons), surfaced; 504 t (496 long tons), submerged;
Length	51.85 m (170 ft 1 in) o/a; 40.30 m (132 ft 3 in) pressure hull;
Beam	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a; 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull;
Draught	3.67 m (12 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts; 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 600 PS (440 kW; 590 shp); 2 × electric motors, 620 PS (460 kW; 610 shp);
Speed	11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph), surfaced; 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph), submerged;
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced; 59 nmi (109 km; 68 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	26
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes; 18 × UC 200 mines; 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern); 7 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun;
Notes	30-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla; 27 April – 1 November 1917;
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Karsten von Heydebreck; 30 January – 1 November 1917;
Operations:	9 patrols
Victories:	33 merchant ships sunk ; (35,526 GRT); 3 auxiliary warships sunk ; (374 GRT); 4 merchant ships damaged ; (4,639 GRT);

SM UC-63 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 6 January 1917. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 30 January 1917 as SM UC-63. In nine patrols UC-63 was credited with sinking 36 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-63 was torpedoed and sunk by HMS E52 off Goodwin Sands on 1 November 1917; only one crewman survived the sinking.

History

German Empire
Name	UC-63
Ordered	12 January 1916
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	261
Laid down	3 April 1916
Launched	6 January 1917
Commissioned	30 January 1917
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by HMS E52 on 1 November 1917
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC II submarine
Displacement	422 t (415 long tons), surfaced 504 t (496 long tons), submerged
Length	51.85 m (170 ft 1 in) o/a 40.30 m (132 ft 3 in) pressure hull
Beam	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught	3.67 m (12 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 600 PS (440 kW; 590 shp) 2 × electric motors, 620 PS (460 kW; 610 shp)
Speed	11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph), surfaced 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph), submerged
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced 59 nmi (109 km; 68 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	26
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes 18 × UC 200 mines 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern) 7 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun
Notes	30-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla 27 April – 1 November 1917
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Karsten von Heydebreck 30 January – 1 November 1917
Operations:	9 patrols
Victories:	33 merchant ships sunk (35,526 GRT) 3 auxiliary warships sunk (374 GRT) 4 merchant ships damaged (4,639 GRT)