List of all U-boats

U-1010

Type

VIIC/41

Ordered

23 Mar 1942

Laid down

23 Feb 1943

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 210)

Launched

5 Jan 1944

Commissioned

22 Feb 1944

Oblt. Otto Bitter

Commanders

22 Feb 1944	-	16 Jul 1944		Oblt. Otto Bitter
17 Jul 1944	-	14 May 1945		Kptlt. Günter Strauch

Career
1 patrol

22 Feb 1944	-	1 Apr 1945	31. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1945	-	8 May 1945	11. Flottille (active service)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Surrendered on 14 May 1945 at Loch Eriboll, Scotland.

Later transferred to Lisahally.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 7 Jan, 1946 in position 55.37N, 07.49,1W by gunfire from the Polish destroyer ORP Garland.

Final location

View the 1 war patrol

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat

This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in April 1945 but it was of course installed prior to that date.

Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1010 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.