U-510
Type | IXC | |||||
| Ordered | 20 Oct 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 1 Nov 1940 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 306) | ||||
| Launched | 4 Sep 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 25 Nov 1941 | Korvkpt. Karl Neitzel (Knights Cross) | ||||
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| Career | 7 patrols | 25 Nov 1941 - 31 Jul 1942 4. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1942 - 30 Sep 1944 10. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1944 - 8 May 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 11 ships sunk for a total of 71,100 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 249 GRT 8 ships damaged for a total of 53,289 GRT 3 ships a total loss for a total of 24,338 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Taken out of service on 10 May, 1945 at St Nazaire, France, Surrendered to France 12 May, 1945. Renamed as the French submarine Bouan. Stricken 1 May, 1959 as Q176. Broken up in 1960. | |||||
See the 23 ships hit by U-510 - View the 7 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-510 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Streitaxt (27 Oct 1942 - 7 Nov 1942)
Attacks on this boat
15 Nov 1942
An unknown aircraft bombed the boat while operating against the Torch landings in Morocco causing "serious oil leak". (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 109)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-510 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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