U-710 - 1st War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

Departed
Date
Sunk
Date
Days at Sea
Kiel
15 April 1943
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24 April 1943
10

 

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Ships Hit
 None
Note:  The positions in the table above and in the Google Earth patrol summary are derived from the KTB and in many cases do not match those set forth in authoritative references such as Jürgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two or the Uboat.net website.  The goal here is to present the picture relative to the U-boat and not the absolute position that the ship was attacked or sank.

 
 
           
         
         
         
           
           
     
                    Copy No. . . . . .1 . . . .
 
           
                                      K  r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h  
           
        of the  
           
                              U  n  t  e  r  s  e  e  b  o  o  t  e  s    "U  710".  
           
           
      Kommandant:           Oberleutnant zur See    v.    C  a  r  l  o  w  i  t  z  .  
           
      Beginning on:                      2 September 1942.  (Commissioning).  
      Concluding on:                     14 April 1943.       (Departure on 1st patrol).  
           
           
     
Distribution:    
Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine Copy No. 1 + 1
Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine     "      " 3
         - 2 skl/B.d.U. Op. -    
Kom. Admiral der Unterseeboote     "      " 4
Führer der Unterseeboote West     "      " 5
Führer der Unterseeboote West     "      " 6
         - Ausbildungabteilung -    
27. Unterseebootsflottille     "      " 7
 
           
                       
           
           
           
           
           
         
           
           
           
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    02.09.42 Hamburg - Steinwerder Commissioning in the H.C. Stülcken Werft.  
    03. - 05.09.42 Lower Elbe Training cruise.  
    06.09.42 Kaiser Wilhelm Canal Cruise from Hamburg to Kiel.  
    06. - 20.09.42 Kiel U.A.K. testing.  
    21. - 30.09.42 Kiel Repair work in the Deutsche Werke.  
    23. - 27.09.42 Kiel Dry-dock period.  
    01. - 02.10.42 Kiel U.A.K. testing.  
    03.10.42 Baltic Tactical advance to Danzig.  
    04. - 07.10.42 Danzig Neufahrwasser Testing at U.A.G. I.  
    08. - 15.10.42 Gotenhafen Testing at T.E.K.  
    16.10. - 20.11.42 Hela Training with the Ausbildungsgruppe für Front U-Boote.  
    21.11.42 Baltic Transit form Hela to Pillau.  
    22. - 23.11.42 Pillau Training of the crew in harbor, becausewe don't fit into the shooting program of the 26. U-Flottille.  
    23.11.42 Sea Canal Cruise to Königsberg.  
    24. - 30.11.42 Königsberg Repair work in the Schichau Werft.  
    01.12.42 Sea Canal Cruise back to Pillau.  
    02. - 04.12.42   Day and night shooting with the 26. U-Flottille.  
    04.12.42   Submerged collision.  
    05.12.42 Sea Canal Cruise to Königsberg.  
    06.12.42 Königsberg Boat dry-docked in the Schichau Werft.  
    06. - 08.12.42 Königsberg Repair work in the Schichau Werft.  
    09.12.42 Sea Canal Cruise to Pillau to the 26. U-Flottille.  
    10.12.42 Pillau Training of the crew in harbor.  
    11. - 12.12.42 Baltic Tactical advance from Pillau to Kiel.  
    13.12.42 Baltic Cruise to Eckernförde.  By 2. A.d.U. orders the boat is available for carrying out experiments.  
    14.12.42   Harbor lay period.  
    15. 17.12.42 Baltic Tactical advance from Eckernförde on the prescribed route through the western Baltic in service of the T.E.K.  
    18. - 20.12.42 Eckernförder Bay T.E.K. testing.  
    20.12.42 Baltic Cruise to Kiel.  
    21. - 29.12.42 Kiel Training of the crew in harbor.  Rest during the Holidays.  
    30.12.42 Baltic Cruise to Eckernförde for continuation of T.E.K. testing.  
    31.12. - 02.01.43 Baltic Tactical advance from Eckernförde on the prescribed route through the western and central Baltic in service of the T.E.K. with test torpedoes on board.  
    04. - 22.01.43 Eckernförder Bay T.E.K. testing.  
    23.01.43 Baltic Cruise to Kiel (carried out an over charging).  
    25.01.43 Baltic Cruise to Eckernförde.  
    26.01. - 04.02.43 Eckernförder Bay T.E.K. testing.  
    05.02.43 Baltic Cruise to Kiel.  
           
 
 
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    07. - 08.02.43 Baltic Tactical advance to Danzig to the 25. U-Flottille.  
    09. - 14.02.43 Baltic Surface and submerged shooting with the 25. U-Flottille.  
    15.02.43 Baltic Transfer cruise to Gotenhafen.  Preparations for the tactical training.  
    16. - 27.02.43 Baltic Participated in tactical training of the 25. U-Flottille.  
    28.02.43 Baltic Cruise to Danzig to continue the shooting program of the 25. U-Flottille.  
    01. - 04.03.43 Baltic Day and night shooting with the 25. U-Flottille.  
    05. - 06.03.43 Baltic Tactical advance to Rönne (Bornholm).  
    07.03.43 Baltic Sound trials off Rönne and cruise to Kiel.  
    08. - 09.03.43 Kaiser Wilhelm Canal Night cruise from Kiel to Hamburg.  
    09. - 10.03.43 U-boat Base Hamburg Tollerort.  
    11.03. - 08.04.43 Hamburg Final adjustments at the Stülcken Werft.  
    09. - 11.04.43 Hamburg Outfitting of the boat.  
    14.04.43 Kiel Put to sea on first patrol.  
           
           
           
                               signed in draft:    v.  Carlowitz.  
                                                        Oblt.z.S. and Kmdt.  
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
 

 

 
 
           
           
           
           
           
                                         K  r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h    "  U  710  "  
                                         Kommandant:  Oblt. z.S.   v.  C  a  r  l  o  w  i  t  z  
                                              (Reconstruction by 2.Skl./B.d.U.Op.)  
           
    15.04.43 Kiel Put to sea for 1st patrol with orders to head for AL 14.  
         
    19.04.43      
    22.15   From B.d.U.:  
         . . . . Carlowitz switch to "Ireland" Circuit on 20 April at 08.00 hours.  
           
    26.04.43      
    12.23   From B.d.U.:  
        New objective for Carlowitz AD 79.  
    19.19   From B.d.U.:  
        Carlowitz report weather by 05.00 hours.  
           
    27.04.43      
    10.30   From B.d.U.:  
      As new group "Star":  Carlowitz, (15 boats) on 28 April at 09.00 hours be in patrol line from AD 8731 via AK 3523 to AK 0329.  
    Slow southwest convoy expected tomorrow.  
    21.01   From B.d.U.:  
        Carlowitz report weather by 05.00 hours.  
           
    28.04.43      
    08.49   From B.d.U.:  
        Carlowitz report position immediately.  
    19.17   From B.d.U.:  
        Carlowitz report weather by 05.00 hours.  
           
              There was no answer to any request.  Because U-710 had not transmitted during the patrol, there are no indications of the whereabouts or fate.  Loss possibly by aircraft.  
              On 2 June 1943 "U-710" was declared missing one star with effect from 28 April 1943, on 3 December 1943 missing two stars.  
              Total loss is accepted.  
           
                                  For the Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote  
                                    - The Chief of the Operations Department -  
                
           
           
           
 

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