SM U-10 (Germany)
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| 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) |
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| Speed |
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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.
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 |
