SM U-64
Submarine
History
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 / 38.117°N 10.450°E / 38.117; 10.450 . 38 dead and 5 survivors.[1]
General characteristics
Class and type Type U 63 submarine
Displacement
810 t (800 long tons ) surfaced
927 t (912 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) (oa)
4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) (pressure hull)
Height 7.65 m (25 ft 1 in)
Draught 4.04 m (13 ft 3 in)
Installed power
2 × 2,200 PS (1,618 kW ; 2,170 shp ) surfaced
2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion 2 shafts
Speed
16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) surfaced
9.0 knots (16.7 km/h; 10.4 mph) submerged
Range
9,170 nmi (16,980 km; 10,550 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth 50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement 36
Armament
Service record
Part of:
IV Flotilla
31 May – 19 November 1916
Pola / Mittelmeer / Mittelmeer I Flotilla
19 November 1916 – 17 June 1918
Commanders:
Kptlt. Robert Moraht[3]
15 April 1916 – 17 June 1918
Operations:
10 patrols Victories:
44 merchant ships sunk (129,327 GRT )
1 warship sunk (18,300 tons)
1 auxiliary warship sunk (243 GRT )
3 merchant ships damaged (9,420 GRT )
1 merchant ship taken as prize (186 GRT )
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 .
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 . 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.
Summary of raiding history
Date
Name
Nationality
Tonnage[Note 1]
Fate[5]
25 September 1916
Bella
United Kingdom
11
Sunk
26 September 1916
Loch Ryan
United Kingdom
186
Captured as prize
10 November 1916
Freja
Denmark
2,168
Sunk
10 November 1916
Tripel
Norway
4,633
Sunk
15 November 1916
F. Matarazzo
United Kingdom
2,823
Sunk
17 February 1917
HMT Hawk
Royal Navy
243
Sunk
17 February 1917
Okement
United Kingdom
4,349
Sunk
18 February 1917
Asturian
United Kingdom
3,193
Damaged
19 February 1917
Corso
United Kingdom
3,242
Sunk
12 March 1917
Nina M.
Italy
118
Sunk
16 March 1917
Catania
Italy
3,188
Sunk
17 March 1917
Tripoli
Italy
658
Sunk
19 March 1917
Danton
French Navy
18,300
Sunk
23 March 1917
Eptalofos
United Kingdom
4,413
Sunk
25 March 1917
Berbera
United Kingdom
4,352
Sunk
25 March 1917
Immacolata
Italy
137
Sunk
5 June 1917
Kallundborg
United Kingdom
1,590
Sunk
6 June 1917
Oriana
Argentina
1,015
Sunk
7 June 1917
Mama Filomena
Italy
148
Sunk
9 June 1917
Fert
Italy
5,567
Sunk
9 June 1917
Gratangen
Norway
2,484
Sunk
12 June 1917
Moreni
United States
4,045
Sunk
19 June 1917
La Giuseppina
Italy
28
Sunk
19 June 1917
Nuovo Mondo Carmelo
Italy
25
Sunk
12 September 1917
Gisla
Norway
2,118
Sunk
12 September 1917
Urd
United Kingdom
3,049
Sunk
12 September 1917
Wilmore
United States
5,395
Sunk
14 September 1917
Amiral De Kersaint
France
5,570
Sunk
14 September 1917
Ausonia
Italy
1,438
Sunk
14 September 1917
Chulmleigh
United Kingdom
4,911
Sunk
19 October 1917
War Clover
United Kingdom
5,174
Sunk
25 October 1917
Erviken
Norway
2,134
Sunk
25 October 1917
Ness
United Kingdom
3,050
Sunk
25 October 1917
Sheaf Blade
United Kingdom
2,378
Sunk
26 October 1917
Le Tarn
France
1,658
Sunk
28 October 1917
Ferrona
United Kingdom
4,591
Sunk
9 December 1917
Adour
Norway
1,940
Sunk
10 December 1917
Crathorne
Norway
2,619
Sunk
10 December 1917
Owasco
United States
4,630
Sunk
11 December 1917
D. A. Gordon
United Kingdom
2,301
Sunk
11 December 1917
Minorca
United Kingdom
1,145
Sunk
14 December 1917
Coila
United Kingdom
4,135
Sunk
30 January 1918
Minnetonka
United Kingdom
13,528
Sunk
4 February 1918
Participation
Italy
2,438
Sunk
5 February 1918
Caprera
Italy
1,875
Sunk
6 February 1918
Duca Di Genova
Italy
7,893
Sunk
7 February 1918
Montenegro
France
1,306
Damaged
8 February 1918
Agnese Madre
Italy
235
Sunk
8 February 1918
Emma Felice
Italy
128
Sunk
17 June 1918
Kandy
United Kingdom
4,921
Damaged
References
Notes
Citations
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 64" . German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Robert Moraht" . German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net . Retrieved 16 March 2015 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 64" . German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net . Retrieved 25 November 2014 .
Bibliography
Amos, Jonathan (19 February 2009). "Danton wreck found in deep water" . BBC News. Retrieved 19 February 2009 .
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels . German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4 .
External links
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1918
Shipwrecks Other incidents
38°07′N 10°27′E / 38.117°N 10.450°E / 38.117; 10.450