German submarine U-3010 was a Type XXI U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.[1]
Her keel was laid down on 13 July 1944 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen. She was commissioned on 11 November 1944 with Oberleutnant zur See Eberhard Ebert in command. Ebert handed over to Fregattenkapitän Erich Topp (Knight's Cross) on 9 March 1945, who commanded the boat until 26 April 1945. U-3010 conducted no war patrols. On 3 May 1945, she was scuttled at Kiel to prevent her from falling into Allied hands. The wreck was subsequently broken up.
Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-3010 had a displacement of 1621t when at the surface and 1819t while submerged. She had a total length of 76.7m (251.6feet), a beam of 8m (26feet), and a draught of 6.32m (20.73feet). The submarine was powered by two MAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing 4000lk=onNaNlk=on, two Siemens-Schuckert GU365/30 double-acting electric motors each providing 5000PS, and two Siemens-Schuckert silent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing 226PS.
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate at for ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-3010 was fitted with six 53.3cm (21inches) torpedo tubes in the bow and four 2sp=usNaNsp=us C/30 anti-aircraft guns. She could carry twenty-three torpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelve mines. The complement was five officers and fifty-two men.