U-64 was a Type U-63 class submarine in the Kaiserliche Marine that served during World War I. She was built in 1916 and served in the Mediterranean Sea.
| History | |
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| Name | U-64 |
| Ordered | 17 May 1915 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 247) |
| Laid down | 19 May 1915 |
| Launched | 29 February 1916 |
| Commissioned | 15 April 1916 |
| Fate | 17 Jun 1918 – Damaged by D/C from HMS Lychnis, she surfaced and received a hail of fire until sinking at 38.07N 10.27E. 38 dead and 5 survivors.[1] |
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| Class and type | German Type U 63 submarine |
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| Draught | 4.04 m |
| Depth | ~50 m (164 feet) |
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| Speed | 16.5 kn (sf) 9.0 kn(sm) |
| Range | 9170 @ 8 kn (sf) 60 @ 5 kn(sm) |
| Complement | 39 men |
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| Part of: | Imperial German Navy |
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On 19 March 1917, while on patrol in the Tyrrhenian Sea, U-64 encountered the French battleship Danton 30 miles south of Sardinia.[4] U-64 torpedoed the Danton which sank in 45 minutes with the loss of 296 men.
During her career, U-64 was under the command of Kapitänleutnant Robert Moraht. She was lost on 17 June 1918.
Notes
- ^ "U64". Uboat.net. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Type 63". Uboat.net. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Robert Moraht". Uboat.net. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ BBC, "Danton wreck".
- Amos, Jonathan (19 February 2009). "Danton wreck found in deep water". BBC News. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
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