SM U-10 (Austria-Hungary)

"U-X" redirects here. For other uses, see UX (disambiguation).
"UB-1" redirects here. For other uses, see UB1 (disambiguation).

SM U-10
SM U-10
History
German Empire
NameUB-1
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel[1]
Yard number239[2]
Laid down1 November 1914[2]
Launched22 January 1915[1]
Commissioned29 January 1915[2]
FateTransferred to Austria-Hungary, 4 June 1915
Service record as UB-1
Commanders:
  • Oblt. Franz Wäger
  • 29 January – 9 July 1915[2]
Victories: 1 warship sunk
(120 tons)[3]
Austria-Hungary
NameSM U-10
Acquired4 June 1915
FateHanded over as war reparations and scrapped, 1920
Service record as U-10
Commanders:
  • Karl Edler von Unczowski
  • 4 July – 10 September 1915[4]
  • Leo Prásil
  • 16 September 1915 – 22 August 1916[4]
  • Otto Molitor
  • 22 August – 10 December 1916[4]
  • Hermann Rigele
  • 10 December 1916 – 11 June 1917[4]
  • Albrecht Graf von Attems
  • 15 June – 26 July 1917[4]
  • Robert Dürrigl
  • 26 July – 24 November 1917[4]
  • Andreas Korparic
  • 25 November 1917 – 17 March 1918[4]
  • Friedrich Sterz
  • 23 – 26 May 1918[4]
  • Johann Ulmansky von Vracsevgaj
  • 26 May – 31 August 1918[4]
Victories: None[4]
General characteristics [5]
Class and type
Displacement
Length
Beam3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draught3.03 m (9 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph) surfaced
  • 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) submerged
Range
  • 1,650 nautical miles (3,060 km; 1,900 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced
  • 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged[6]
Complement17
Armament

SM U-10 or U-X was the lead boat of the U-10 class of submarines for the Austro-Hungarian Navy (German: Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine or K.u.K. Kriegsmarine) during World War I. She was originally a German Type UB I submarine commissioned into the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) as SM UB-1.

SM UB-1 was constructed in Germany and shipped by rail to Pola where she was assembled and launched in January 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy later that same month and sank an Italian torpedo boat in June. The boat was handed over to Austria-Hungary and commissioned as SM U-10 in July. In May 1917, U-10 was fired upon by a British submarine, but both of the torpedoes that were launched missed. In July 1918, U-10 hit a mine and was beached with heavy damage. She was towed to Trieste for repairs which remained unfinished at the war's end. U-10 was handed over to Italy as a war reparation and scrapped in 1920.

  1. ^ a b c d e Gardiner, p. 343.
  2. ^ a b c d Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 1". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shiphit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: KUK U10". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  5. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 22–23.
  6. ^ a b Gardiner, p. 180.