SM U-10 (Germany)
U-10 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| German Empire | |
| Name | U-10 |
| Ordered | 15 July 1908 |
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Cost | 2,140,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number | 5 |
| Launched | 24 January 1911 |
| Commissioned | 31 August 1911 |
| Fate | Missing in the Baltic Sea since June 1916 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | Type U 9 submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 57.38 m (188 ft 3 in) o/a |
| Beam | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 3.13 m (10 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power | |
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| Range | 3,250 nmi (6,020 km; 3,740 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 dinghy |
| Complement | 4 officers, 25 men |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
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| Commanders | |
| Operations | 6 patrols |
| Victories | 7 merchant ships sunk (1,651 GRT) |
SM U-10[a] was one of 329 submarines which served in the Imperial German Navy during World War I. The boat was one of four Type U 9 submarines which were built for the Navy. It sunk seven ships during the war before being lost in the Baltic Sea in 1916.
Service history
U-10 was built at Kaiserliche Werft Danzig between 1908 and 1911. It was launched on 24 January 1911 and commissioned in August of the same year. At the start of World War I the boat was commanded by Kapitänleutnant Fritz Stuhr.
Stuhr commanded U-10 throughout its career, sinking six ships in the North Sea during 1915. The boat later moved to the Baltic Sea where it sank one more ship, the Finnish steamer Birgit in November 1915.
On 27 May 1916 U-10 left Libau (now Liepāja) in Latvia to operate off the Swedish coast on a patrol scheduled to last eight days. She was not heard from again and was presumed lost with all 29 on board. The exact time, place and circumstances of her loss remain unknown.
Summary of raiding history
U-10 sank seven merchant ships. The combined tonnage of the vessels was 1,651 GRT.
| Date | Ship name | Nationality | Tonnage[b] | Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Notes
- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- ^ Tonnages are in gross register tons.
References
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 4–6.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: 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.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1985). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkriegs, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935–1945 [The German Submarines and Their Shipyards: Submarine Construction Until the End of the First World War] (in German). Vol. I. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 10". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.