SM UC-10 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () 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."SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" () and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine. 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 at position .
Design A Type UC I submarine, UC-10 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a length overall of , a beam of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by one Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine producing , an electric motor producing , and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . UC-10 was fitted with six mine tubes, twelve UC 120 mines, and one machine gun. She was built by AG Vulcan Stettin and her complement was fourteen crew members.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageMerchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.Fate30 December 1915Ellewoutsdijk2,229Sunk4 January 1916Leto3,225Sunk5 January 1916Fridtjof Nansen3,275Sunk21 January 1916Apollo799Sunk22 January 1916Falls City4,729Damaged25 February 1916Southford963Sunk26 February 1916Birgit1,117Sunk29 February 1916Malvina1,244Damaged7 March 1916335Sunk7 March 1916263Sunk11 March 1916Zaandijk4,189Damaged18 March 1916Palembang6,674Sunk3 April 1916Ino702Sunk26 April 1916Dubhe3,233Damaged26 April 1916Noordzee298Sunk1 May 1916Hendon Hall3,994Sunk2 May 1916Rochester City1,239Sunk22 May 1916Rhenass285Sunk27 May 1916Lincairn3,638Sunk1 June 1916Parkgate3,232Damaged20 August 1916Dragoon30Sunk3 September 1916Rievaulx Abbey1,166Sunk11 December 1916Nora772Sunk
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