German submarine U-710
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-710 |
| Ordered: | 10 August 1940 |
| Builder: | H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 774 |
| Laid down: | 4 June 1941 |
| Launched: | 11 May 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 2 September 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 24 April 1943 south of Iceland at 61°25′N 19°48′W / 61.417°N 19.800°WCoordinates: 61°25′N 19°48′W / 61.417°N 19.800°W |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: | 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Height: | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power: | 2 × supercharged Germania-Werft 6 cylinder, four-stroke F46 diesel engines 2 × CL RP 137/c electric motors |
| Propulsion: | 2 × shafts 2 × 1.23 m (4 ft 0 in) propellers |
| Speed: | 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–60 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
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| Service record[2] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
5th U-boat Flotilla (2 September 1942 - 1 April 1943) - Training 7th U-boat Flotilla (1 April 1943 - 24 April 1943) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Dietrich von Carlewitz (2 September 1942 - 24 April 1943) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 15 April 1943 - 24 April 1943 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-710 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Ordered 15 August 1940, she was laid down 4 June 1941 and launched 12 May 1942. She had a relatively brief career from 2 September 1942 till 1 April 1943 as part of a training flotilla, then on active service from 1 April 1943 till 24 April 1943. During this time she was commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Dietrich von Carlowitz.
Patrol History
During her 24-day active service career, U-710 sunk no ships. She was destroyed by depth charges on 24 April 1943. by a British Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, from Squadron 206/D. Lost with all hands, 49 dead.
References
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 72-74.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-710". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German) IV (Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler). ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German) III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-710". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 December 2014.