SM U-10 (Germany)
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-10.
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| Career (Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-10 |
| Ordered: | 15 July 1908 |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Cost: | 2,140,000 Goldmark |
| Launched: | 24 January 1911 |
| Commissioned: | 31 August 1911 |
| Fate: | 30 June 1916 - Probably mined in Gulf of Finland. 29 dead (all hands lost). |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type U 9 submarine |
| Displacement: | 493 tonnes (485 long tons) surfaced 611 tonnes (601 long tons) submerged[1] |
| Length: | 57.38 m (188 ft 3 in) o/a[1] |
| Beam: | 6 m (19.7 ft)[1] |
| Draught: | 3.13 m (10.3 ft)[1] |
| Installed power: | 2 × Körting 6-cylinder and 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 900 PS (890 hp) 2 × SSW electric motors with 1,040 PS (1,030 hp) 550 rpm surfaced 600 rpm submerged[2] |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts 2 × 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) propellers[1] |
| Speed: | 14.2 kn (26.3 km/h; 16.3 mph) surfaced 8.1 kn (15.0 km/h; 9.3 mph) submerged[1] |
| Range: | 3,250 nmi (6,020 km; 3,740 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)[1] |
| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Boats and landing craft carried: | 1 dingi |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 25 men[1] |
| Armament: | 4 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern, six torpedoes)[1] 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/40 gun 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss gun |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
I Flotilla 1 August 1914 – 7 July 1915 Baltic Flotilla 7 July 1914 – 30 June 1916 |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Fritz Stuhr[3] 1 August 1914 – 30 June 1916 |
| Operations: | 6 patrols |
| Victories: | 7 merchant ships sunk (1,651 GRT) |
SM U-10 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
Service History
U-10 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Fate
She sank on 30 June 1916, after probably striking a mine in the Gulf of Finland. All 29 crew were killed dead.
Summary of Raiding Career
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 1915 | Nor |  Norway |
544 | Sunk |
| 1 April 1915 | Gloxinia |  United Kingdom |
145 | Sunk |
| 1 April 1915 | Jason | United Kingdom |
176 | Sunk |
| 1 April 1915 | Nellie | United Kingdom |
109 | Sunk |
| 5 April 1915 | Acantha | United Kingdom |
322 | Sunk |
| 28 April 1915 | Lilydale | United Kingdom |
129 | Sunk |
| 6 November 1915 | Birgit |  Finland |
226 | Sunk |
References
- General
- 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.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1985). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkriegs, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935-1945. Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften (in German) I (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.
- Specific
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Gröner 1985, p. 27.
- ↑ Gröner 1985, p. 28.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Fritz Stuhr". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-10". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "U 10". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
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