German submarine U-235

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-235
Ordered	20 January 1941
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	665
Laid down	25 February 1942
Launched	4 November 1942
Commissioned	19 December 1942
Fate	Sunk in error on 14 April 1945 by a German torpedo boat
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 (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla; 19 December 1942 – 20 May 1943; 22nd U-boat Flotilla; 29 October 1943 – 1 April 1945; 31st U-boat Flotilla; 2 – 14 April 1945;
Identification codes:	M 49 124
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Goske von Möllendorf; 19 December 1942 – 19 January 1943; Oblt.z.S. Klaus-Helmuth Becker; 20 January – 20 May 1943; Oblt.z.S. Hans-Erich Kummetz; 29 October 1943 – 1 April 1945; Kptlt. Friedrich Huisgen; 2 – 14 April 1945;
Operations:	None
Victories:	None

German submarine U-235 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

^ Kemp 1999, p. 249.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-235". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

[FOOTNOTEKemp1999249-1] Kemp 1999, p. 249.

[uboatnet-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-235". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

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History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-235
Ordered	20 January 1941
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	665
Laid down	25 February 1942
Launched	4 November 1942
Commissioned	19 December 1942
Fate	Sunk in error on 14 April 1945 by a German torpedo boat^[1]
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 (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
Service record^[2]
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 19 December 1942 – 20 May 1943 22nd U-boat Flotilla 29 October 1943 – 1 April 1945 31st U-boat Flotilla 2 – 14 April 1945
Identification codes:	M 49 124
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Goske von Möllendorf 19 December 1942 – 19 January 1943 Oblt.z.S. Klaus-Helmuth Becker 20 January – 20 May 1943 Oblt.z.S. Hans-Erich Kummetz 29 October 1943 – 1 April 1945 Kptlt. Friedrich Huisgen 2 – 14 April 1945
Operations:	None
Victories:	None