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	U-10
History
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	list error: <br /> list (help); 493 t (485 long tons) surfaced; 611 t (601 long tons) submerged
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	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × Körting 6-cylinder and 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 900 PS (660 kW; 890 shp); 2 × SSW electric motors with 1,040 PS (760 kW; 1,030 shp); 550 rpm surfaced; 600 rpm submerged
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 shafts; 2 × 1.30 m (4 ft 3 in) propellers
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 14.2 knots (26.3 km/h; 16.3 mph) surfaced; 8.1 knots (15.0 km/h; 9.3 mph) submerged
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
Armament	list error: mixed text and list (help); 4 × torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern); 6 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/40 gun; 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss gun;
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); I Flotilla; 1 August 1914 – 7 July 1915; Baltic Flotilla; 7 July 1914 – 30 June 1916
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help); Kptlt. Fritz Stuhr; 1 August 1914 – 30 June 1916
Operations:	6 patrols
Victories:	7 merchant ships sunk (1,651 GRT)

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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

^ Gröner 1985, pp. 27–28.
^ 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.

Bibliography

Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher (in German). Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Rössler, Eberhard (1985). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkriegs, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935-1945 (in German). Vol. I. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

Helgason, Guðmundur. "U 10". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.

59°30′N 21°00′E / 59.500°N 21.000°E / 59.500; 21.000

[FOOTNOTEGröner198527–28-1] Gröner 1985, pp. 27–28.

[FOOTNOTEGröner198528-2] Gröner 1985, p. 28.

[3] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Fritz Stuhr". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[4] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-10". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

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