SM UC-10

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-10.

History
German Empire
NameUC-10
Ordered14 November 1914[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg[2]
Yard number54[1]
Launched15 July 1915[1]
Commissioned17 July 1915[1]
FateSunk by HMS E54, 21 August 1916[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC I submarine
Displacement
  • 168 t (165 long tons), surfaced
  • 183 t (180 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft3.04 m (10 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 6.20 knots (11.48 km/h; 7.13 mph), surfaced
  • 5.22 knots (9.67 km/h; 6.01 mph), submerged
Range
  • 780 nmi (1,440 km; 900 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement14
Armament
  • 6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes
  • 12 × UC 120 mines
  • 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun
Service record[1]
Part of:
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 19 December 1915 – 21 August 1916
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Ernst Rosenow
  • 17 July – 3 November 1915
  • Oblt.z.S. Max Viebeg
  • 4 November – 8 December 1915
  • Oblt.z.S. Alfred Nitzsche
  • 9 December 1915 – 13 June 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Reinhold Saltzwedel
  • 14 – 26 June 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Werner Albrecht
  • 27 June – 21 August 1916
Operations: 30 patrols
Victories:
  • 16 merchant ships sunk
    (30,406 GRT)
  • 2 warships sunk
    (598 tons)
  • 5 merchant ships damaged
    (16,627 GRT)

SM UC-10 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 14 November 1914 and was launched on 15 July 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 17 July 1915 as SM UC-10.[Note 1] Mines laid by UC-10 in her 30 patrols were credited with sinking 18 ships. UC-10 was torpedoed and sunk on 21 August 1916 by British submarine HMS E54 at position 52°02′N 03°54′E / 52.033°N 3.900°E / 52.033; 3.900.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 10". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
  3. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 30–31.


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