WWI U-boats

UC 10

 

Type

UC I

Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg  (Werk 54)
Ordered 14 Nov 1914 Laid down  
Launched 15 Jul 1915 Commissioned 17 Jul 1915 
Commanders
17 Jul 1915 - 3 Nov 1915   Ernst Rosenow
4 Nov 1915 - 8 Dec 1915  Oblt. Max Viebeg
9 Dec 1915 - 13 Jun 1916   Alfred Nitzsche
14 Jun 1916 - 26 Jun 1916  Oblt. Reinhold Saltzwedel
27 Jun 1916 - 21 Aug 1916  Oblt. Werner Albrecht
Career 30 patrols
19 Dec 1915 - 21 Aug 1916 Flandern Flotilla
Successes17 ships sunk for a total of 30,669 tons.
5 ships damaged for a total of 16,627 tons.
1 warship sunk for a total of 335 tons. 
Fate 21 Aug 1916 - Torpedoed by HM Sub E54 off Schouwen Bank 5202N 0354E. 18 dead (all hands lost). 

See the 23 ships hit by UC 10


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