U-210

Sunk

Type	Submarine
Class	Type VIIC
War	Second World War
Main guns	1 × 3.5″ gun

On her first patrol, found in fog by HMCS Assiniboine with convoy SC 94 on 6 August 1942, fought her on the surface and was rammed and sunk; her captain, Rudolf Lemcke, was among the six killed.

A view of German submarine U-210 manoeuvering at full speed on the surface in a desperate and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to evade destruction by HMCS ASSINIBOINE - 6 August 1942 Photo: Salter, G.E. (Part of the Canadian Department of National Defence collection), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun
AA guns (2 cm FlaK 30)

Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Laid down	15 March 1941
Launched	23 December 1941
Commissioned	21 February 1942
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) (surfaced) 871 t (857 long tons) (submerged)
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) (o/a) 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) (pressure hull)
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) (surfaced) 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) (submerged)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

23 December 1941

Assiniboine and U-210

Sunk

6 August 1942

Rudolf Lemcke; 6 killed