| German submarine U-1063 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | U-1063 |
| Ordered: | 14 October 1941 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 700 |
| Laid down: | 17 Aug 1943 |
| Launched: | 8 June 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 8 July 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 15 April 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC/41 submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 long tons (781 t) surfaced 871 long tons (885 t) submerged |
| Length: |
67.23 m (220 ft 7 in) o/a 50.9 m (167 ft 0 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.85 m (22 ft 6 in) o/a 5 m (16 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft, 6-cylinder, 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesels totalling 2,800–3,200 hp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296 |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced 7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged |
| Range: |
15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44-52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
• 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) • 14 × torpedoes • 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds) |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
5th U-boat Flotilla (8 July 1944–28 February 1945) 11th U-boat Flotilla (1 March 1945–15 April 1945) |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Stephan (8 July 1944–15 April 1945) |
| Operations: | 1st patrol: 11 March 1945–15 April 1945 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-1063 was a Type VIIC/41 submarine of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 17 August 1943 by Germaniawerft in Kiel. She was commissioned on 8 July 1944 with Kapitänleutnant Karl-Heinz Stephan in command.
On her first patrol U-1063 was sunk on 15 April 1945 in the English Channel west of Land's End, south of Bigbury Bay, Devon, in position 50°08′54″N 03°53′24″W / 50.14833°N 3.89°W, by squid depth charges from the British frigate HMS Loch Killin. 29 of the crew were killed, there were 17 survivors.
She now lies at a depth of 58 meters.
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