SM U-64 (Germany)

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.
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type U 63 submarine
Displacement:	810 t (800 long tons) surfaced 927 t (912 long tons) submerged
Length:	68.36 m (224 ft 3 in) (o/a) 55.55 m (182 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
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:	4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern) 8 torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun
Service record
Part of:	Imperial German Navy IV Flotilla 31 May – 19 November 1916 Pola/Mittelmeer I Flotilla 19 November 1916 – 17 June 1918
Commanders:	Kptlt. Robert Moraht 15 April 1916 – 17 June 1918
Operations:	10 patrols
Victories:	45 ships sunk (129,569 GRT) 3 ships damaged (9,420 GRT) 1 ship taken as prize (186 GRT) 1 warship sunk (18,300 tons)

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.

Coordinates: 38°07′N 10°27′E / 38.117°N 10.450°E / 38.117; 10.450

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