U-563
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type VIIC |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 3.5″ gun |
Under Klaus Bargsten she torpedoed the destroyer Cossack west of Gibraltar on 23 October 1941. Sunk by aircraft in the Bay of Biscay on 31 May 1943.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
- 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
- 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
- 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 30 March 1940 |
| Launched | 5 February 1941 |
| Commissioned | 27 March 1941 |
| Displacement | 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Speed | 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
5 February 1941
Sinking of Cossack
Survived
23–27 October 1941
Klaus Bargsten
Fate
Sunk
Sunk on 31 May 1943