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German submarine ''U-510'' was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II, which later served in the French Navy. The submarine was laid down on 1 November 1940 at the Deutsche Werft yard at Hamburg as yard number 306, launched on 4 September 1941, and commissioned on 25 November 1941 under the command of ''Korvettenkapitän'' Karl Neitzel.〔 After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla at Stettin, ''U-510'' was transferred to the 10th U-boat Flotilla based at Lorient in occupied France, for front-line service on 1 August 1942. ''Kapitänleutnant'' Alfred Eick took command of the U-boat on 22 May 1943, and she was transferred to the 33rd flotilla on 1 October 1944 while operating in Southeast Asian waters. During her seven war patrols the U-boat sank fifteen ships totalling and damaged eight, totalling .〔 The U-boat was captured by American forces at Saint-Nazaire on 10 May 1945. Renamed ''Bouan'' she served in the French Navy from 1947 until struck on 1 May 1959. The submarine was broken up in 1960. ==Design== German Type IXC submariness were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. ''U-510'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat 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, it could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-510'' was fitted with six torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one , 180 rounds, and a as well as a anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German submarine U-510」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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