U-64
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type IXB |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 4.1″ gun |
Sunk in the Herjangsfjord at the Second Battle of Narvik on 13 April 1940 by a bomb from Warspite's Swordfish floatplane: the first U-boat sunk by an aircraft in the war.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
- 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes
- 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds)
- 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA gun
- 1 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 December 1938 |
| Launched | 20 September 1939 |
| Commissioned | 16 December 1939 |
| Displacement | 1,051 t (1,034 long tons) surfaced 1,178 t (1,159 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 76.50 m (251 ft) o/a 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull |
| Speed | 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
20 September 1939
13 April 1940
Bombed by Warspite's Swordfish