SM UB-35

SM UB-45, a U-boat similar to UB-35
History
German Empire
NameUB-35
Ordered22 July 1915[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg[1]
Cost1,152,000 German Papiermark[2]
Yard number259[3]
Launched28 December 1915[3]
Completed17 April 1916[3]
Commissioned22 June 1916[2]
FateSunk by British warships 26 January 1918[2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeType UB II submarine
Displacement
  • 274 t (270 long tons) surfaced
  • 303 t (298 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 4.37 m (14 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Draught3.69 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 9.06 knots (16.78 km/h; 10.43 mph) surfaced
  • 5.71 knots (10.57 km/h; 6.57 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,030 nmi (13,020 km; 8,090 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced
  • 45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement2 officers, 21 men
Armament
Notes42-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • I Flotilla
  • 18 August 1916 – 1 February 1917
  • II Flotilla
  • 1 February – 20 April 1917
  • Baltic Flotilla
  • 20 April – 19 July 1917
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 19 July 1917 – 26 January 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Rudolf Gebeschus[4]
  • 22 June – 26 September 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Otto von Schrader[5]
  • 27 September – 5 November 1916
  • Kptlt. Rudolf Gebeschus[6]
  • 6 November 1916 – 19 April 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Karl Stöter[7]
  • 20 April 1917 – 26 January 1918
Operations: 26 patrols
Victories:
  • 40 merchant ships sunk
    (38,551 GRT)
  • 2 auxiliary warships sunk
    (9,188 GRT)
  • 2 merchant ships damaged
    (642 GRT)
  • 4 merchant ships taken as prize
    (5,753 GRT)

SM UB-35 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 28 December 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 22 June 1916 as SM UB-35.[Note 1]

The submarine sank 42 ships in 26 patrols. UB-35 was depth charged and sunk by British warships including HMS Leven in the English Channel on 26 January 1918.[8]

  1. ^ a b Rössler 1979, p. 64.
  2. ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, pp. 23–25.
  3. ^ a b c Rössler 1979, p. 65.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Rudolf Gebeschus". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Otto von Schrader (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Rudolf Gebeschus". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Stöter". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 51.


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