WWI U-boats

UB 63

Type UB III
ShipyardVulcan, Hamburg (Werk 88)
Ordered 20 May 1916
Launched 26 May 1917
Commissioned 23 Jul 1917
Commanders
23 Jul 1917 - 14 Jan 1918 Kptlt. Rudolf Gebeschus
Career 3 patrols
4 Sep 1917 - 30 Sep 1917 II Flotilla
30 Sep 1917 - 14 Jan 1918 V Flotilla
Successes2 ships sunk with a total of 4,481 tons.
1 ship damaged with a total of 1,113 tons.
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 3,290 tons. (View ships hit by UB 63)
Fate 14 Jan 1918 - Lost for unknown reason in January or the beginning of February 1918 either in North Sea or in Irish Sea. UB 63 sailed on January 14, 1918. 33 dead (all hands lost).

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