German submarine U-35 (1936)

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-35.

History
Nazi Germany
NameU-35
Ordered25 March 1935
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Cost4,189,000 Reichsmark
Yard number558
Laid down2 March 1936
Launched24 September 1936
Commissioned3 November 1936
FateScuttled, 29 November 1939[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeType VIIA submarine
Displacement
Length
  • 64.51 m (211 ft 8 in) o/a
  • 45.50 m (149 ft 3 in) pressure hull
Beam
  • 5.85 m (19 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Draught4.37 m (14 ft 4 in)
Installed power
  • 2,100–2,310 PS (1,540–1,700 kW; 2,070–2,280 bhp) (diesels)
  • 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 6,200 nmi (11,500 km; 7,100 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 73–94 nmi (135–174 km; 84–108 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth
  • 220 m (720 ft)
  • Crush depth: 230–250 m (750–820 ft)
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems		Gruppenhorchgerät
Armament
Service record[1][2]
Part of:
Identification codes: M 21 203
Commanders:
Operations:
  • 3 patrols (last pre-war and 2 war):
  • 1st patrol (last pre-war):
  • 27 August – 1 September 1939
  • 2nd patrol (1st war):
  • 9 September – 12 October 1939
  • 3rd patrol (2nd war):
  • 18 – 29 November 1939
Victories:
  • 4 merchant ships sunk
    (7,850 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (6,014 GRT)

German submarine U-35 was a Type VIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. She was built three years before the start of World War II. The submarine was laid down on 2 March 1936 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft at Kiel, launched on 24 September 1936, and commissioned on 3 November that year under the command of Kapitänleutnant (Kptlt.) Klaus Ewerth.[1] The U-boat was featured on the cover of Life magazine on 16 October 1939, as in the days preceding, it "courteously" rescued all the sailors of a Greek ship that it was about to sink.[3]

U-35 was scuttled just three months into World War II in November 1939. During her service, she conducted three patrols (last pre-war and two war) and sank four vessels for a total loss of 7,850 GRT while damaging one vessel of around 6,014 GRT.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-35". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols U-35". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  3. ^ "War on U-Boats". Life. Time-Life. 16 October 1939. pp. Cover and p. 79.