SM U-64 was a Type U 63 submarine in the Imperial German Navy that served during World War I. She was built in 1916 and served in the Mediterranean Sea.
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History |
German Empire |
Name | U-64 |
Ordered | 17 May 1915 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 248 |
Laid down | 19 May 1915 |
Launched | 29 February 1916 |
Commissioned | 15 April 1916 |
Fate | Sunk 17 June 1918[1] |
General characteristics |
Class & type | Type U 63 submarine |
Displacement |
- 810 t (800 long tons) surfaced
- 927 t (912 long tons) submerged
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Length | |
Beam |
- 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) (oa)
- 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) (pressure hull)
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Height | 7.65 m (25 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 4.04 m (13 ft 3 in) |
Installed power |
- 2 × 2,200 PS (1,618 kW; 2,170 shp) surfaced
- 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
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Propulsion | 2 shafts |
Speed |
- 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) surfaced
- 9.0 knots (16.7 km/h; 10.4 mph) submerged
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Range |
- 9,170 nmi (16,980 km; 10,550 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
- 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
Armament | |
Service record |
Part of: |
- IV Flotilla
- 31 May – 19 November 1916
- Pola / Mittelmeer / Mittelmeer I Flotilla
- 19 November 1916 – 17 June 1918
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Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Robert Moraht[3]
- 15 April 1916 – 17 June 1918
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Operations: |
10 patrols |
Victories: |
- 44 merchant ships sunk
(129,327 GRT)
- 1 warship sunk
(18,300 tons)
- 1 auxiliary warship sunk
(243 GRT)
- 3 merchant ships damaged
(9,420 GRT)
- 1 merchant ship taken as prize
(186 GRT)
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Close
On 19 March 1917, while on patrol in the Tyrrhenian Sea, U-64 encountered the French battleship Danton 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) south of Sardinia. U-64 torpedoed 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 at position 38°07′N 10°27′E.