- Design
- Summary of raiding history
- References Notes Citations Bibliography
{{other ships|German submarine U-63}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}{{Infobox ship imageShip image= | Ship caption= }}{{Infobox ship career | Ship country=German Empire | German Empire|naval}} | Ship name=UC-63 | Ship ordered=12 January 1916[1] | Ship builder=AG Weser, Bremen[2] | Ship yard number=261[1] | Ship laid down=3 April 1916[1] | Ship launched=6 January 1917[1] | Ship commissioned=30 January 1917[1] | Ship decommissioned= | Ship struck= | E52}} on 1 November 1917[1] | Ship notes= }}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}} | Ship class=German Type UC II submarine | Ship displacement=- {{convert|422|t|LT|abbr=on}}, surfaced
- {{convert|504|t|LT|abbr=on}}, submerged
| Ship length=- {{convert|51.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
- {{convert|40.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull
| Ship beam=- {{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
- {{convert|3.65|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} pressure hull
| 3.67|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=- 2 × propeller shafts
- 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, {{convert|600|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
- 2 × electric motors, {{convert|620|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed=- {{convert|11.9|kn}}, surfaced
- {{convert|7.2|kn}}, submerged
| Ship range=- {{convert|8,000|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|7|kn}} surfaced
- {{convert|59|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged
| 50|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship complement=26 | Ship armament=- 6 × {{convert|100|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} mine tubes
- 18 × UC 200 mines
- 3 × {{convert|50|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern)
- 7 × torpedoes
- 1 × {{convert|8.8|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} Uk L/30 deck gun
| Ship notes=30-second diving time }}{{Infobox service record | is_ship=yes | is_multi=yes | partof=*Flandern Flotilla- 27 April – 1 November 1917
| commanders=*Oblt.z.S. Karsten von Heydebreck[3]- 30 January – 1 November 1917
| operations=9 patrols | victories=- 36 merchant ships sunk ({{GRT|35,900}})
- 4 merchant ships damaged ({{GRT|4,639}})
}} | SM UC-63 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy ({{lang-de|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.[4] 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.[1]DesignA German Type UC II submarine, UC-63 had a displacement of {{convert|422|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|504|t|LT}} while submerged. She had a length overall of {{convert|51.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|3.67|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing {{convert|300|PS|kW shp}} (a total of {{convert|1000|PS|kW shp}}), two electric motors producing {{convert|620|PS|kW shp}}, and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of {{convert|50|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}} The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|11.9|kn}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|7.2|kn}}. When submerged, she could operate for {{convert|59|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|8000|nmi}} at {{convert|7|kn}}. UC-63 was fitted with six {{convert|100|cm}} mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three {{convert|50|cm}} torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one {{convert|8.8|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}} Summary of raiding historyDate | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[5] | Fate[6] |
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26 April 1917 | Amsteldjik | {{flag|Netherlands}} | 186 | Sunk | 10 May 1917 | Gruno | {{flag|Netherlands}} | 171 | Sunk | 27 June 1917 | Longbenton | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 924 | Sunk | 28 June 1917 | Frigate Bird | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 20 | Sunk | 28 June 1917 | Elsie | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 20 | Sunk | 28 June 1917 | Frances | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 20 | Sunk | 28 June 1917 | Glenelg | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 32 | Sunk | 28 June 1917 | Harbinger | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 39 | Sunk | 28 June 1917 | Rose of June | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 20 | Sunk | 28 June 1917 | William And Betsy | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 21 | Sunk | 28 June 1917 | Frank | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 21 | Damaged | 28 June 1917 | Diligence | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 20 | Damaged | 30 June 1917 | Markersdal | {{flag|Denmark}} | 1,640 | Sunk | 1 July 1917 | Advance | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 44 | Sunk | 1 July 1917 | Gleam | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 54 | Sunk | 1 July 1917 | Radiance | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 57 | Sunk | 31 July 1917 | Empress | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,914 | Sunk | 2 August 1917 | Young Bert | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 59 | Sunk | 6 August 1917 | Alfred | {{flag|France}} | 107 | Sunk | 6 August 1917 | Fane | {{flag|Norway}} | 1,119 | Sunk | 6 August 1917 | Zamora | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,639 | Damaged | 7 August 1917 | Onesta | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 2,674 | Sunk | 8 August 1917 | Marie Jesus Protegez Nous | {{flag|France}} | 46 | Sunk | 14 August 1917 | Thames | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 403 | Sunk | 14 August 1917 | Costanza | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 2,545 | Sunk | 14 August 1917 | Luna | {{flag|Norway}} | 959 | Damaged | 15 August 1917 | Ethel And Millie | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 58 | Sunk | 15 August 1917 | G & E | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 61 | Sunk | 15 August 1917 | Alice | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 25 | Sunk | 22 September 1917 | Italia | {{flag|France}} | 627 | Sunk | 24 September 1917 | Perseverance | {{flag|France}} | 2,873 | Sunk | 24 September 1917 | Europe | {{flag|France}} | 2,839 | Sunk | 25 September 1917 | Dinorah | {{flag|France}} | 4,208 | Sunk | 25 September 1917 | HMT James Seckar | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 255 | Sunk | 24 October 1917 | Ulfsborg | {{flag|Denmark}} | 2,040 | Sunk | 28 October 1917 | Baron Garioch | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,831 | Sunk | 29 October 1917 | Marne | {{flag|France}} | 979 | Sunk | 4 November 1917 | Lyra | {{flag|Norway}} | 1,141 | Sunk | 25 November 1917 | Oriflamme | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,764 | Sunk | 4 December 1917 | Brigitta | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,084 | Sunk |
ReferencesNotes1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite Uboat.net|name=UC 63|id=UC+63|type=1sub|accessdate=23 February 2009}} 2. ^Tarrant, p. 173 3. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=125|name=Karsten von Heydebreck|type=1comm|accessdate=3 March 2015}} 4. ^"SM" stands for Seiner Majestäts ({{lang-en|His Majesty's}}) and combined with "U" for Unterseeboot translates as "His Majesty's Submarine". 5. ^Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement. 6. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=uc63|name=UC 63|type=1boat|accessdate=3 March 2015}}
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