German submarine U-435

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-435
Ordered	16 October 1939
Builder	F Schichau GmbH, Danzig
Yard number	1477
Laid down	11 April 1940
Launched	31 May 1941
Commissioned	30 August 1941
Fate	Sunk by depth charges on 9 July 1943 west of Figueira, Portugal at position 39°48′N 14°22′W / 39.800°N 14.367°W / 39.800; -14.367 by a RAF Wellington bomber of 179 Squadron operating out of Gibraltar.
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
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
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes 14 × torpedoes 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
Service record[1]
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 30 August – 31 December 1941 1st U-boat Flotilla 1 January – 30 June 1942 11th U-boat Flotilla 1 July 1942 – 31 January 1943 1st U-boat Flotilla 1 February – 9 July 1943
Identification codes:	M 03 593
Commanders:	K.Kapt. Siegfried Strelow 30 August 1941 – 9 July 1943
Operations:	8 patrols: 1st patrol: a. 20 January – 16 February 1942 b. 18 – 22 February 1942 2nd patrol: 16 March – 5 April 1942 3rd patrol: a. 7 – 26 April 1942 b. 18 – 20 June 1942 c. 25 – 26 June 1942 d. 18 – 25 July 1942 4th patrol: 25 July – 31 August 1942 5th patrol: a. 16 – 28 September 1942 b. 30 September – 3 October 1942 6th patrol: 30 November 1942 – 10 January 1943 7th patrol: 18 February – 25 March 1943 8th patrol: 20 May – 9 July 1943
Victories:	9 merchant ships sunk (53,712 GRT) 3 warships sunk (855 tons) 1 auxiliary warship sunk (2,456 GRT)

German submarine U-435 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 11 April 1940 by F Schichau GmbH in Danzig as yard number 1477, launched on 31 May 1941 and commissioned on 30 August 1941 under Korvettenkapitän Siegfried Strelow (Knight's Cross).

The boat's service began on 30 August 1941 with training as part of the 5th U-boat Flotilla. She was transferred to the 1st flotilla on 1 January 1942 for active service and then to the 11th flotilla on 1 July 1942. She returned to the 1st flotilla on 1 February 1943.