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{{Other ships|German submarine U-63}}{{Infobox ship imageShip image= | Ship caption= }}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=German Empire | German Empire|naval}} | Ship name=U-63 | Ship ordered=17 May 1915 | Ship builder=Germaniawerft, Kiel ( 247) | Ship laid down=30 April 1915 | Ship launched=8 February 1916 | Ship commissioned=11 March 1916 | Ship fate=Surrendered 16 January 1919. Broken up at Blyth in 1919-20 | Ship homeport= }}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Gröner|1991|pp=8-10}} | Ship class=Type U 63 submarine | Ship displacement=- {{convert|810|t|LT|abbr=on}} surfaced
- {{convert|927|t|LT|abbr=on}} submerged
| Ship length=- {{convert|68.36|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (o/a)
- {{convert|55.55|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (pressure hull)
| Ship beam=- {{convert|6.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (oa)
- {{convert|4.15|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (pressure hull)
| 7.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 4.04|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship power=- 2 × {{convert|2200|PS|kW shp|abbr=on|lk=on|0}} surfaced
- 2 × {{convert|1200|PS|kW shp|abbr=on|0}} submerged
| Ship propulsion= | Ship speed=- {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}} surfaced
- {{convert|9|kn}} submerged
| Ship range=- {{convert|9170|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|8|kn}} surfaced
- {{convert|60|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|5|kn}} submerged
| Ship test depth=- {{convert|50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship complement=36 | Ship armament=- 4 × {{convert|50|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern)
- 8 torpedoes
- 1 × {{convert|8.8|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK L/30 deck gun
| Ship notes= }}{{Infobox service record | is_ship=yes | label= | partof=Imperial German Navy | codes= | commanders=- Otto Schultze[1]
- 11 March 1916 – 27 August 1917 ,
- 15 October – 24 December 1917
- Heinrich Metzger[2]
- 28 August – 14 October 1917
- Kptlt. Kurt Hartwig[3]
- 25 December 1917 – 11 November 1918
| operations= | victories=- 72 ships sunk for a total of 198,287 GRT
- 13 ships damaged for a total of 50,240 GRT
- 1 warship sunk for a total of 5,250 tons
}} | 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. Summary of raiding historyDate | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[4] | Fate[5] |
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4 July 1916 | Rosemary | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,250 | Damaged | 20 August 1916 | {{HMS|Falmouth|1910|6}} | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 5,250 | Sunk | 23 October 1916 | Bayreaulx | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,009 | Sunk | 28 October 1916 | Lanao | {{flag|United States|1912}} | 692 | Sunk | 28 October 1916 | Rio Pirahy | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,561 | Sunk | 28 October 1916 | Selene | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 3,955 | Sunk | 28 October 1916 | Torsdal | {{flag|Norway}} | 3,621 | Sunk | 29 October 1916 | Massalia | {{flag|Greece|old}} | 2,186 | Sunk | 29 October 1916 | Meroë | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,552 | Sunk | 29 October 1916 | Torino | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,850 | Sunk | 31 October 1916 | Delto | {{flag|Norway}} | 3,193 | Sunk | 31 October 1916 | Fedelta | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 1,906 | Sunk | 27 November 1916 | Maude Larssen | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,222 | Sunk | 28 November 1916 | Sigurd | {{flag|Denmark}} | 2,119 | Sunk | 30 November 1916 | Roma | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 125 | Sunk | 2 December 1916 | Luigi C. | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 71 | Sunk | 2 December 1916 | Roma | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 643 | Sunk | 3 December 1916 | Perugia | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,348 | Sunk | 5 December 1916 | Grigorios Anghelatos | {{flag|Greece|old}} | 3,635 | Sunk | 11 December 1916 | Magellan | {{flag|France}} | 6,027 | Sunk | 11 December 1916 | Sinai | {{flag|France}} | 4,624 | Sunk | 25 March 1917 | Vellore | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,926 | Sunk | 26 March 1917 | L. Rahmanich | {{flag|Egypt|1882}} | 79 | Sunk | 1 April 1917 | Zambesi | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,759 | Sunk | 4 April 1917 | Margit | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,490 | Sunk | 5 April 1917 | {{SS|Solstad|1916|2}} | {{flag|Norway}} | 4,147 | Sunk | 5 April 1917 | Kangaroo | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,348 | Damaged | 28 April 1917 | Carmelo Padre | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 74 | Sunk | 28 April 1917 | Giuseppe Padre I | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 102 | Sunk | 28 April 1917 | Giuseppina G. | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 100 | Sunk | 28 April 1917 | I Due Fratelli P. | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 100 | Sunk | 28 April 1917 | Karonga | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,665 | Sunk | 28 April 1917 | Natale B. | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 55 | Sunk | 28 April 1917 | San Francesco Di Paola | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 41 | Sunk | 3 May 1917 | Washington | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 5,080 | Sunk | 4 May 1917 | Transylvania | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 14,348 | Sunk | 5 May 1917 | Talawa | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,834 | Damaged | 7 May 1917 | Crown Of Leon | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,391 | Damaged | 14 May 1917 | Francesco Raiola | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 181 | Sunk | 14 May 1917 | Volga | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,404 | Damaged | 15 May 1917 | Ferrara | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 5,660 | Damaged | 22 June 1917 | Himalaya | {{flag|France}} | 5,620 | Sunk | 23 June 1917 | Craonne | {{flag|France}} | 777 | Sunk | 23 June 1917 | Kalypso Vergotti | {{flag|Greece|old}} | 2,819 | Sunk | 26 June 1917 | Birdoswald | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,013 | Sunk | 27 June 1917 | Tong Hong | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,184 | Sunk | 30 June 1917 | Alkelda | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 98 | Sunk | 30 June 1917 | Enrichetta | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 3,638 | Sunk | 1 July 1917 | Marie | {{flag|France}} | 118 | Sunk | 2 July 1917 | Argentario | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 739 | Sunk | 3 July 1917 | Immacolatina | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 54 | Sunk | 5 September 1917 | Proletaire | {{flag|France}} | 101 | Sunk | 11 September 1917 | Embleton | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 5,377 | Sunk | 12 September 1917 | Reim | {{flag|Norway}} | 1,126 | Sunk | 15 September 1917 | Platuria | {{flag|United States|1912}} | 3,445 | Sunk | 18 September 1917 | Arendal | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,387 | Sunk | 26 September 1917 | Heraklios | {{flag|Greece|old}} | 2,878 | Sunk | 5 November 1917 | Hilda R. | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 136 | Sunk | 5 November 1917 | Kai | {{flag|Denmark}} | 1,391 | Sunk | 6 November 1917 | Peveril | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,459 | Sunk | 8 November 1917 | Candytuft | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,290 | Damaged | 8 November 1917 | Benledi | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,931 | Damaged | 9 November 1917 | Ardglamis | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,540 | Sunk | 14 November 1917 | Trowbridge | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,712 | Sunk | 16 November 1917 | Gasconia | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,801 | Sunk | 16 November 1917 | Kyno | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,034 | Sunk | 18 November 1917 | Huntsgulf | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,185 | Damaged | 20 November 1917 | Commendatore Carlo Bruno | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 813 | Sunk | 21 November 1917 | Mossoul | {{flag|France}} | 3,135 | Sunk | 5 January 1918 | Rio Claro | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,687 | Sunk | 8 January 1918 | San Guglielmo | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 8,145 | Sunk | 15 January 1918 | Bonanova | {{flag|Spain}} | 933 | Sunk | 18 January 1918 | Maria P. | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 263 | Sunk | 18 January 1918 | Ville De Bordeaux | {{flag|France}} | 4,857 | Sunk | 22 January 1918 | Anglo-Canadian | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,239 | Sunk | 22 January 1918 | Manchester Spinner | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,247 | Sunk | 19 May 1918 | Saxilby | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,630 | Damaged | 19 May 1918 | Snowdon | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,189 | Sunk | 24 May 1918 | Elysia | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 6,397 | Damaged | 30 May 1918 | Antinous | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,682 | Damaged | 30 May 1918 | Asiatic Prince | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,887 | Sunk | 30 May 1918 | Aymeric | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,363 | Sunk | 11 August 1918 | City Of Adelaide | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 8,389 | Sunk | 12 August 1918 | G6 | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 213 | Sunk | 24 August 1918 | Delphinula | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 5,238 | Damaged | 16 October 1918 | War Council | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 5,875 | Sunk |
ReferencesNotes1. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=313|name=Otto Schultze|type=1comm|accessdate=25 November 2014}} 2. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=202|name=Heinrich Metzger|type=1comm|accessdate=25 November 2014}} 3. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=113|name=Kurt Hartwig|type=1comm|accessdate=25 November 2014}} 4. ^Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement. 5. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=u63|name=U 63|type=1boat|accessdate=25 November 2014}}
Citations{{reflist}}Bibliography |last1=Gröner |first1=Erich |author-link1= |author-mask1= |last2=Jung |first2=Dieter |display-authors= |last-author-amp= |last3=Maass |first3=Martin |translator-last1=Thomas |translator-first1=Keith |translator-last2=Magowan |translator-first2=Rachel |year=1991 |title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels |volume=2 |work=German Warships 1815–1945 |location=London |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |isbn=0-85177-593-4 |ref=CITEREFGr.C3.B6ner1991 }}{{U-63 class submarines}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2011}}{{DEFAULTSORT:U0063}} 5 : Type U 63 submarines|World War I submarines of Germany|1916 ships|Ships built in Kiel|U-boats commissioned in 1916 |