SM UC-64

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-64.

History
German Empire
NameUC-64
Ordered12 January 1916[1]
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen[2]
Yard number262[1]
Laid down3 April 1916[1]
Launched23 January 1917[1]
Commissioned22 February 1917[1]
FateSunk by mine, 20 June 1918[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine
Displacement
  • 422 t (415 long tons), surfaced
  • 504 t (496 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam
  • 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught3.67 m (12 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph), surfaced
  • 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph), submerged
Range
  • 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
  • 59 nmi (109 km; 68 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement26
Armament
Notes30-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • Flandern / Flandern II Flotilla
  • 13 May 1917 – 20 June 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Ernst Müller-Schwarz[4]
  • 22 February – 12 September 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Erich Hecht[5]
  • 13 September 1917 – 22 February 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Ferdinand Schwartz[6]
  • 23 February – 20 June 1918
Operations: 15 patrols
Victories:
  • 26 merchant ships sunk
    (20,473 GRT)
  • 4 merchant ships damaged
    (14,012 GRT)

SM UC-64 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916, laid down on 3 April 1916, and was launched on 23 January 1917. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 22 February 1917 as SM UC-64.[Note 1] In 15 patrols UC-64 was credited with sinking 26 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-64 was mined and sunk in the Dover Strait on 20 June 1918.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 64". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
  3. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Ernst Müller-Schwarz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Erich Hecht". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Ferdinand Schwartz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 January 2015.


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