SM U-64
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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.
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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 by depth charges from HMS Lychnis at 38°07′N 10°27′E. 38 dead and 5 survivors.[1] |
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Class and type | Type U 63 submarine |
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Height | 7.65 m (25 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 4.04 m (13 ft 3 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
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Operations: | 10 patrols |
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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.