German submarine U-610

Career (Nazi Germany)
Name:	U-610
Operator:	Kriegsmarine
Ordered:	22 May 1940
Builder:	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number:	586
Laid down:	5 April 1941
Launched:	24 December 1941
Commissioned:	19 February 1942
Fate:	Sunk by depth charges, 8 October 1943
General characteristics
Type:	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement:	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length:	67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam:	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft:	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Speed:	17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced 7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged
Test depth:	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement:	44–52 officers & ratings
Service record
Commanders:	19 Feb 1942 - 8 Oct 1943, Freiherr Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen
Victories:	4 ships sunk for a total of 21,273 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 9,551 GRT

German submarine U-610 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 5 April 1941, launched on 24 December 1941 and commissioned on 19 February 1942. She sunk in 8 October 1943, having sunk 4 ships and damaging another. Her commander was Freiherr Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen.

Description

U-610 was built by Blohm + Voss, Hamburg as yard number 586. She was ordered on 22 May 1940 and the keel was laid down on 5 April 1941. U-601 was launched on 24 December 1941.

Sinking

While in the North Atlantic Ocean, the U-601 was sunk by a Canadian Sunderland aircraft by depth charges, killing all 51 men on board.