Kriegsmarine — Submarine
German submarine U-463
- Displacement
- 1,661 long tons (1,688 t)
- Length
- 67.1 m (220.1 ft)
- Beam
- 9.35 m (30.7 ft)
- Speed
- 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h, 17.1 mph)
- Complement
- 53
- Main gun
- 37 mm (1.5 in)
Service
- as U-4632 April 1942 — 16 May 1943409 days of the war
Type XIV ocean-going submarine tanker
Particulars
- Name
- U-463
- Builder
- Deutsche Werke, Kiel
- Ordered
- 15 August 1940
- Laid down
- 8 March 1941
- Launched
- 20 December 1941
- Commissioned
- 2 April 1942
- Fate
- Sunk on 16 May 1943 (1943)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 1,661 long tons (1,688 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 1,901 long tons (1,932 t)
- Length
- 67.1 m (220.1 ft) OA
- Beam
- 9.35 m (30.7 ft)
- Draught
- 6.51 m (21.4 ft)
- Speed
- 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h, 17.1 mph)
- Range
- 12,350 nmi (22,872 km)
- Complement
- 53
- Main gun
- 37 mm (1.5 in)
U-463 was a submarine of the Type XIV ocean-going submarine tanker, operated by the Kriegsmarine. Deutsche Werke, Kiel laid her keel on 8 March 1941. She entered service on 2 April 1942, having been launched on 20 December 1941.
Her class ran to ten ships.
The boat displaced 1,661 long tons surfaced and 1,901 long tons submerged. She measured 67.1 m (220 ft) long with a beam of 9.3 m (31 ft). Her designed speed was 14.9 knots, and she carried a complement of 53.
Her main battery was two 37 mm (1.5 in) guns.
She was in commission for 409 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 16 May 1943, at 45°57′N 11°40′W. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 shafts
- 2 × diesel engines
- 2 × electric motors
- Power
- 2800 - 3200 PS (diesels)
- 750 PS (electric)
- Armament
- 2 × 3.7 cm SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns
- 1 × 2 cm C/30 AA gun
Sister ships
Sources
- Facts harvested from German submarine U-463 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.