SM UB-63

SM UB-63 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 23 July 1917 as SM UB-63.
UB-63 was sunk on 28 January 1918 by British warships and at with depth charges. All 33 crew members perished in the attack.

Construction

UB-63 was ordered by the GIN on 20 May 1916.
She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 26 May 1917. UB-63 was commissioned later that same year. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-63 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a deck gun. UB-63 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of. UB-63 had a displacement of while surfaced and when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged.