U 10 (Navy)
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| Type : | II B |
| Field Post Number : | M 04 324 |
| Shipyard: | Germania shipyard , Kiel |
| Construction contract: | July 20, 1934 |
| Build number: | 544 |
| Keel laying: | April 22, 1935 |
| Launch: | August 13, 1935 |
| Commissioning: | September 9, 1935 |
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| Calls: | 5 patrols |
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2 ships (6,356 GRT ) |
| Whereabouts: | Decommissioned on August 1, 1944, captured by Soviet troops on March 29, 1945 |
U 10 was a German submarine of type II B , which in the Second World War by the Navy was used.
history
The building contract for the boat was awarded to the Germania shipyard in Kiel on July 20, 1934 . The keel was laid on April 22, 1935, the launch on August 13, 1935, the commissioning under Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Scheringer on September 9, 1935.
After the commissioning, the boat belonged for a short time, from September 11 to September 26, 1935, as a school boat to the school association of the U-Schule or the U-boat school flotilla in Kiel (later in Neustadt ) before it was released on September 27 In 1935 it was relocated to the U-Flotilla "Weddigen" in Kiel as a service boat or reserve boat . October 4, 1937 to April 14, 1939, was with the U-Flotilla "Loh" stationed in Kiel, then came back as a school boat to the submarine Schulflottille that eventually renamed 21st U-boat Flotilla , on 1 July 1940 was moved to Pillau . It served there until it was decommissioned on August 1, 1944. In the meantime - in September and October 1939, during the attack on Poland and from January 1940 to April 1940 at the Weser Exercise Company , the invasion of Norway and Denmark - the boat was assigned as a front boat.
U 10 undertook five enemy voyages during which it sank two ships with a total tonnage of 6,356 GRT .
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First patrol
The boat left Kiel on September 7, 1939 at 4:00 a.m. and returned there on September 17, 1939 at 5:30 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged on this eleven day expedition in the Kattegat .
Second patrol
The boat left Kiel on September 26, 1939 at 3:00 a.m. and returned there on October 15, 1939 at 1:50 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged during this twenty day expedition in the Kattegat.
Third patrol
The boat was launched on January 28, 1940 at 16:00 from Kiel and on February 5th, 1940 at 20:09 in Wilhelmshaven one. No ships were sunk or damaged during this nine-day expedition in the Hoofden sea area between Belgium and England. The trip had to be stopped prematurely due to a machine failure.
Fourth patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on February 14, 1940 at 7:14 a.m. and returned there on February 20, 1940 at 10:33 p.m. Two ships with a total of 6,356 GRT were sunk during this seven-day and approx. 450 nm above and 102 nm underwater operation in the North Sea.
- February 17, 1940: Sinking of the Norwegian steamer Kvernaas (1,819 GRT) ( location ) by a G7e torpedo . The ship had loaded coke and was on its way from Rotterdam to Oslo . There were no dead.
- February 18, 1940: sinking of the Dutch steamer Ameland ( Lage ) (4,537 GRT) by a G7e torpedo. He had loaded formic acid , condensed milk and cheese and was on his way from Rotterdam to the Dutch East Indies . There was no dead person.
Fifth patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on April 3, 1940 at 1:09 pm for the Weser Exercise Company and returned there on April 21, 1940. No ships were sunk or damaged on this 19-day and approx. 1,150 nm above and 278.5 nm underwater expedition in the Shetland and Orkney Islands .
Whereabouts
U 10 was decommissioned and cannibalized in Danzig on August 1, 1944 . So it was captured by Soviet troops on March 29, 1945 and probably demolished.
Web links
- U 10 at uboat.net (engl.)
- Data sheet of U 10 at uboatnet.de
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