SM UC-10

History
German Empire
Name	UC-10
Ordered	14 November 1914
Builder	AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Yard number	54
Launched	15 July 1915
Commissioned	17 July 1915
Fate	Sunk by HMS E54, 21 August 1916
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC I submarine
Displacement	168 t (165 long tons), surfaced; 183 t (180 long tons), submerged;
Length	33.99 m (111 ft 6 in) o/a; 29.62 m (97 ft 2 in) pressure hull;
Beam	3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft	3.04 m (10 ft)
Propulsion	1 × propeller shaft; 1 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine, 90 PS (66 kW; 89 bhp); 1 × electric motor, 175 PS (129 kW; 173 shp);
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 depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	14
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes; 12 × UC 120 mines; 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun;
Service record
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. 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.

History

German Empire
Name	UC-10
Ordered	14 November 1914
Builder	AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Yard number	54
Launched	15 July 1915
Commissioned	17 July 1915
Fate	Sunk by HMS E54, 21 August 1916
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC I submarine
Displacement	168 t (165 long tons), surfaced 183 t (180 long tons), submerged
Length	33.99 m (111 ft 6 in) o/a 29.62 m (97 ft 2 in) pressure hull
Beam	3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft	3.04 m (10 ft)
Propulsion	1 × propeller shaft 1 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine, 90 PS (66 kW; 89 bhp) 1 × electric motor, 175 PS (129 kW; 173 shp)
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 depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	14
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes 12 × UC 120 mines 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun
Service record
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)