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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 by depth charges from HMS Lychnis at 38°07′N 10°27′E / 38.117°N 10.450°E. 38 dead and 5 survivors.[1] |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Type U 63 submarine |
Displacement | |
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Beam |
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Height | 7.65 m (25 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 4.04 m (13 ft 3 in) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Commanders: |
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Operations: | 10 patrols |
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SM 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.
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.[4] 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.
Summary of raiding history
[edit]Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[5] |
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25 September 1916 | Bella | ![]() |
11 | Sunk |
26 September 1916 | Loch Ryan | ![]() |
186 | Captured as prize |
10 November 1916 | Freja | ![]() |
2,168 | Sunk |
10 November 1916 | Tripel | ![]() |
4,633 | Sunk |
15 November 1916 | F. Matarazzo | ![]() |
2,823 | Sunk |
17 February 1917 | HMT Hawk | ![]() |
243 | Sunk |
17 February 1917 | Okement | ![]() |
4,349 | Sunk |
18 February 1917 | Asturian | ![]() |
3,193 | Damaged |
19 February 1917 | Corso | ![]() |
3,242 | Sunk |
12 March 1917 | Nina M. | ![]() |
118 | Sunk |
16 March 1917 | Catania | ![]() |
3,188 | Sunk |
17 March 1917 | Tripoli | ![]() |
658 | Sunk |
19 March 1917 | Danton | ![]() |
18,300 | Sunk |
23 March 1917 | Eptalofos | ![]() |
4,413 | Sunk |
25 March 1917 | Berbera | ![]() |
4,352 | Sunk |
25 March 1917 | Immacolata | ![]() |
137 | Sunk |
5 June 1917 | Kallundborg | ![]() |
1,590 | Sunk |
6 June 1917 | Oriana | ![]() |
1,015 | Sunk |
7 June 1917 | Mama Filomena | ![]() |
148 | Sunk |
9 June 1917 | Fert | ![]() |
5,567 | Sunk |
9 June 1917 | Gratangen | ![]() |
2,484 | Sunk |
12 June 1917 | Moreni | ![]() |
4,045 | Sunk |
19 June 1917 | La Giuseppina | ![]() |
28 | Sunk |
19 June 1917 | Nuovo Mondo Carmelo | ![]() |
25 | Sunk |
12 September 1917 | Gisla | ![]() |
2,118 | Sunk |
12 September 1917 | Urd | ![]() |
3,049 | Sunk |
12 September 1917 | Wilmore | ![]() |
5,395 | Sunk |
14 September 1917 | Amiral De Kersaint | ![]() |
5,570 | Sunk |
14 September 1917 | Ausonia | ![]() |
1,438 | Sunk |
14 September 1917 | Chulmleigh | ![]() |
4,911 | Sunk |
19 October 1917 | War Clover | ![]() |
5,174 | Sunk |
25 October 1917 | Erviken | ![]() |
2,134 | Sunk |
25 October 1917 | Ness | ![]() |
3,050 | Sunk |
25 October 1917 | Sheaf Blade | ![]() |
2,378 | Sunk |
26 October 1917 | Le Tarn | ![]() |
1,658 | Sunk |
28 October 1917 | Ferrona | ![]() |
4,591 | Sunk |
9 December 1917 | Adour | ![]() |
1,940 | Sunk |
10 December 1917 | Crathorne | ![]() |
2,619 | Sunk |
10 December 1917 | Owasco | ![]() |
4,630 | Sunk |
11 December 1917 | D. A. Gordon | ![]() |
2,301 | Sunk |
11 December 1917 | Minorca | ![]() |
1,145 | Sunk |
14 December 1917 | Coila | ![]() |
4,135 | Sunk |
30 January 1918 | Minnetonka | ![]() |
13,528 | Sunk |
4 February 1918 | Participation | ![]() |
2,438 | Sunk |
5 February 1918 | Caprera | ![]() |
1,875 | Sunk |
6 February 1918 | Duca Di Genova | ![]() |
7,893 | Sunk |
7 February 1918 | Montenegro | ![]() |
1,306 | Damaged |
8 February 1918 | Agnese Madre | ![]() |
235 | Sunk |
8 February 1918 | Emma Felice | ![]() |
128 | Sunk |
17 June 1918 | Kandy | ![]() |
4,921 | Damaged |
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
[edit]- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 64". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Robert Moraht". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ BBC, "Danton wreck".
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 64". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
Bibliography
[edit]- Amos, Jonathan (19 February 2009). "Danton wreck found in deep water". BBC News. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.