German submarine U-1063 was a Type VIIC/41 submarine of Nazi Germany's 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. Design German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavier Type VIIC submarines. U-1063 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-1063 was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one Flak M42 and two C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty. Service history On her first patrol U-1063 was sunk on 15 April 1945 in the English Channel east of Land's End, south of Bigbury, Devon, in position , by squid depth charges from the British frigate . 29 of the crew were killed, there were 17 survivors. She lies at a depth of . See also Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945) References Bibliography External links German Type VIIC/41 submarines U-boats commissioned in 1944 U-boats sunk in 1945 World War II submarines of Germany World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel 1944 ships U-boats sunk by depth charges Ships built in Kiel U-boats sunk by British warships Maritime incidents in April 1945