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German submarine U-10 (1935)

German World War II submarine

Summary

German World War II submarine

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	U-9 IWM HU 1012.jpg
image_caption	U-9, a typical Type IIB boat
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	Nazi Germany
flag
name	U-10
ordered	20 July 1934
builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
yard_number	544
laid_down	22 April 1935
launched	13 August 1935
commissioned	9 September 1935
fate	Stricken 1 August 1944 at Danzig
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class	Type IIB coastal submarine
*{{convert	279	t	LT	abbr	on	lk=on}} surfaced
*{{convert	328	t	LT	abbr	on}} submerged
*{{convert	42.70	m	ftin	abbr	on}} o/a
*{{convert	27.80	m	ftin	abbr	on}} pressure hull
*{{convert	4.08	m	ftin	abbr	on}} (o/a)
*{{convert	4.00	m	ftin	abbr	on}} (pressure hull)
draught	3.90 m
height	8.60 m
*{{convert	700	PS	kW bhp	abbr	on}} (diesels)
*{{convert	410	PS	kW shp	abbr	on}} (electric)
*{{convert	1800	nmi	abbr	on}} at 12 kn surfaced
*{{convert	35	-	43	nmi	abbr	on}} at 4 kn submerged
test_depth	80 m
complement	3 officers, 22 men
*3 × {{convert	53.3	cm	in	0	abbr	on}} torpedo tubes
*1 × [[2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling	{{convert	2	cm	in	2	abbr	on}} anti-aircraft gun]]
section4	{{Infobox ship/service record
codes	M 04 324
operations	*5 patrols:
victories	*2 merchant ships sunk
()

279 t surfaced
328 t submerged
42.70 m o/a
27.80 m pressure hull
4.08 m (o/a)
4.00 m (pressure hull)
700 PS (diesels)
410 PS (electric)
2 shafts
2 × diesel engines
2 × electric motors
13 kn surfaced
7 kn submerged
1800 nmi at 12 kn surfaced
35 - at 4 kn submerged
3 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines
1 × 2 cm anti-aircraft gun
U-boat School Flotilla
11 – 26 September 1935
1st U-boat Flotilla
27 September 1935 – 3 October 1937
3rd U-boat Flotilla
4 October 1937 – 14 April 1939
U-boat School Flotilla
15 April 1939 – 30 June 1940
21st U-boat Flotilla
1 July 1940 – 1 August 1944
Oblt.z.S. Heinz Scheringer
11 September – 21 December 1935
K.Kapt. Werner Emil Hermann Scheer
21 December 1935 – 1 May 1936
Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
1 May 1936 – 29 September 1937
Kptlt. Hannes Weingärtner
30 September 1937 – 3 April 1938
Kptlt. Hans-Rudolf Rösing
October 1937 – August 1938
Kptlt. Herbert Sohler
4 April – 31 July 1938
Oblt.z.S. Kurt von Gossler
1 August 1938 – 4 January 1939
Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz
5 January – 15 October 1939
Oblt.z.S. Günther Lorentz
10 October 1939 – 2 January 1940
Oblt.z.S. Joachim Preuss
January – 9 June 1940
Kptlt. Rolf Mützelburg
10 June – 29 November 1940
Kptlt. Wolf-Rüdiger von Rabenau
30 November 1940 – 9 June 1941
Oblt.z.S. Kurt Ruwiedel
10 June – 29 November 1941
Oblt.z.S. Hans Karpf
30 November 1941 – 22 June 1942
Oblt.z.S. Christian-Brandt Coester
23 June 1942 – February 1943
Oblt.z.S. Wolfgang Strenger
February 1943 – February 1944
Oblt.z.S. Kurt Ahlers
February – 1 July 1944
1st patrol:
7 – 19 September 1939
2nd patrol:
26 September – 15 October 1939
3rd patrol:
a. 28–31 January 1940
b. 5 February 1940
4th patrol:
14 – 20 February 1940
5th patrol:
3 – 23 April 1940 ()

'*German submarine U-10''' was a Type IIB U-boat built before World War II for service in Nazi Germany's *Kriegsmarine''. As she was one of the first batch of boats built following the renunciation of the Treaty of Versailles, she was only capable of coastal and short cruising work. This led to her being reassigned to training duties after the Norwegian campaign of 1940 together with many of her sister boats.

After almost five years she was stricken on 1 August 1944 at Danzig (now Gdańsk) and broken up.

Design

German Type IIB submarines were enlarged versions of the original Type IIs. U-10 had a displacement of 279 t when at the surface and 328 t while submerged. Officially, the standard tonnage was 250 LT, however. The U-boat had a total length of 42.70 m, a pressure hull length of 28.20 m, a beam of 4.08 m, a height of 8.60 m, and a draught of 3.90 m. The submarine was powered by two MWM RS 127 S four-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engines of 700 PS for cruising, two Siemens-Schuckert PG VV 322/36 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 460 PS for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 0.85 m propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 80 -.

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 12 kn and a maximum submerged speed of 7 kn. When submerged, the boat could operate for 35 - at 4 kn; when surfaced, she could travel 3800 nmi at 8 kn. U-10 was fitted with three 53.3 cm torpedo tubes at the bow, five torpedoes or up to twelve Type A torpedo mines, and a 2 cm anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of twentyfive.

Operational history

U-10 was one of the first batch of submarines to be assigned to an operational unit of the Kriegsmarine, serving with the 1st U-boat Flotilla, at the time known as the Weddigen Flotilla.

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage
(GRT)	Fate{{cite web
url=http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u10/html	title=Ships hit by U-10	last=Helgason	first=Guðmundur	website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
17 February 1940	Kvernaas	Norway	1,819	Sunk
18 February 1940	Ameland	Netherlands	4,537	Sunk

References

Bibliography

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References

Blair, Clay. "Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1939-1942".

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