U-110
| Country | Germany |
| Ship Class | Type IX-class Submarine |
| Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG |
| Yard Number | 973 |
| Ordered | 24 May 1938 |
| Laid Down | 1 Feb 1940 |
| Launched | 25 Aug 1940 |
| Commissioned | 21 Nov 1940 |
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"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years."James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, 23 Feb 1945
6 Aug 2020 12:14:56 AM
On 9 May 1941 a convoy escort group attacked and forced to the surface Kapitänleutnant Lempe’s U-110. A boarding party from HMS Bulldog commanded by Sub-Lieutenant David Balme secured the submarine, prevented its sinking, and brought back to the destroyer documentation for the current Enigma. Though U-110 later sank under tow – fortunately so, from a security view-point – the short signal book, officer ciphering instructions and other material reached GC&CS safely, and the secret of the U-Boat’s capture was successfully maintained. An Enigma machine was also recovered, but perversely this was the least useful element of the booty, because Bletchley had one already, together with assorted rotors seized in earlier captures. Consequently, within days, Alan Turing’s Hut 8 would be reading a steady stream of German Naval messages.