U-10
Type | IIB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jul 1934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laid down | 22 Apr 1935 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 544) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launched | 13 Aug 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 9 Sep 1935 | Oblt. Heinz Scheringer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career | 5 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successes | 2 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.
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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.

