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U-10

Type

IIB

 
Ordered20 Jul, 1934
Laid down 22 Apr, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 544)
Launched13 Aug, 1935
Commissioned9 Sep, 1935Oblt. Heinz Scheringer
Commanders
11 Sep, 1935 - 21 Dec, 1935   Heinz Scheringer
21 Dec, 1935 - 1 May, 1936   Werner Scheer
1 May, 1936 - 29 Sep, 1937  Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
30 Sep, 1937 - 3 Apr, 1938   Hannes Weingärtner
Oct, 1937 - Aug, 1938  Kptlt. Hans Rudolf Rösing (Knights Cross)
4 Apr, 1938 - 31 Jul, 1938   Herbert Sohler
1 Aug, 1938 - 4 Jan, 1939   Kurt von Gossler
5 Jan, 1939 - 15 Oct, 1939  Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)
10 Oct, 1939 - 2 Jan, 1940   Günther Lorentz
Jan, 1940 - 9 Jun, 1940   Joachim Preuss
10 Jun, 1940 - 29 Nov, 1940  Kptlt. Rolf Mützelburg (Knights Cross)
30 Nov, 1940 - 9 Jun, 1941  Kptlt. Wolf-Rüdiger von Rabenau
10 Jun, 1941 - 29 Nov, 1941  Oblt. Kurt Ruwiedel
30 Nov, 1941 - 22 Jun, 1942   Hans Karpf
23 Jun, 1942 - Feb, 1943  Oblt. Christian-Brandt Coester
Feb, 1943 - Feb, 1944  Oblt. Wolfgang Strenger
Feb, 1944 - 1 Jul, 1944  Oblt. Kurt Ahlers
Career5 patrols 11 Sep, 1935 - 26 Sep, 1935  U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
27 Sep, 1935 - 3 Oct, 1937  1. Flottille (front boat)
4 Oct, 1937 - 14 Apr, 1939  3. Flottille (front boat)
15 Apr, 1939 - 30 Jun, 1940  U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939  U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Dec, 1939  U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940  U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940  U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Jul, 1944  21. Flottille (school boat)
Successes2 ships sunk for a total of 6.356 GRT
Fate

Stricken 1 Aug, 1944 at Danzig and broken up.

See the 2 ships hit by U-10 - View the 5 war patrols

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-10 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II
Niestle, Axel

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German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998


There was another U-10 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 24 Jan, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 31 Aug, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 10 during WWI.