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Name | U-1063 |
Ordered | 14 October 1941 |
Builder | Germaniawerft,Kiel |
Yard number | 700 |
Laid down | 17 August 1943 |
Launched | 8 June 1944 |
Commissioned | 8 July 1944 |
Fate | Sunk on 15 April 1945 |
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Class and type | Type VIIC/41submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 40 438 |
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Victories: | None |
German submarineU-1063 was aType VIIC/41submarine ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II. Her keel waslaid down on 17 August 1943 byGermaniawerft inKiel. She wascommissioned on 8 July 1944 withKapitänleutnant Karl-Heinz Stephan in command.
German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavierType VIIC submarines.U-1063 had a displacement of 759 tonnes (747 long tons) when at the surface and 860 tonnes (850 long tons) while submerged.[1] She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), apressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), abeam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and adraught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by twoGermaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylindersuperchargeddiesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, twoAEG GU 460/8–27double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft)propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).[1]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph).[1] When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).U-1063 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteentorpedoes, one8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 and two2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had acomplement of between forty-four and sixty.[1]
On her first patrolU-1063 was sunk on 15 April 1945 in theEnglish Channel east ofLand's End, south ofBigbury,Devon, in position50°08′54″N03°53′24″W / 50.14833°N 3.89000°W /50.14833; -3.89000, bysquid depth charges from the British frigateHMS Loch Killin. 29 of the crew were killed, there were 17 survivors. She lies at a depth of 58 metres (190 ft).