WWI U-boats

U 10

Type U 9
ShipyardKaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 5)
Ordered 15 Jul 1908
Launched 24 Jan 1911
Commissioned 31 Aug 1911
Commanders
1 Aug 1914 - 1 Jun 1916 Kptlt. Fritz Stuhr
Career 6 patrols
1 Aug 1914 - 7 Jul 1915 I Flotilla
7 Jul 1915 - 1 Jun 1916 Baltic Flotilla
Successes7 ships sunk with a total of 1,651 tons. (View ships hit by U 10)
Fate 1 Jun 1916 - Date of loss approximate. Missing in the Baltic Sea. Had sailed from Libau (Liepaja, Latvia) to operate off the Swedish coast on May 27, 1916. Due back after 8 days. 29 dead (all hands lost).

There was another U 10 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 13 Aug 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 9 Sep 1935. Take a look at U 10 from WWII.


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