SM_U-10_(Germany)
For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-10.
SM U-10[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
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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 | 30 June 1916 - Probably mined in Gulf of Finland. 29 dead (all hands lost). |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | German 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) |
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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 dingi |
| Complement | 4 officers, 25 men |
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| Service record | |
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| Commanders: | |
| Operations: | 6 patrols |
| Victories: |
7 merchant ships sunk (1,651 GRT) |
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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.
More information Date, Ship Name ...
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | 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 |
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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
Citations
- 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.
- 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.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 10". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.