SM ''U-10'' was one of the 329

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s serving in the

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Service history

''U-10'' was engaged in the

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and took part in the

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Fate

''U-10'' left Libau (now

Liepāja Liepāja () (formerly: Libau) is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Courland region and the third-largest in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an ...

), Latvia on 27 May 1916 to operate off the Swedish coast and was due back after 8 days. She was not heard from again and was presumed lost with all 29 on board. The exact time, place and circumstances of her loss remain unknown.

Summary of raiding history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:U0010 World War I submarines of Germany Type U 9 submarines U-boats commissioned in 1911 1911 ships Ships built in Danzig Maritime incidents in 1916 U-boats sunk in 1916 U-boats sunk by unknown causes Missing U-boats of World War I World War I shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea