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.[1]
The submarine sank 42 ships in 26 patrols. UB-35 was depth charged and sunk by British warships including in the English Channel on 26 January 1918.
A Type UB II submarine, UB-35 had a displacement of 274t when at the surface and 303t while submerged. She had a total length of 36.9m (121.1feet), a beam of 4.37m (14.34feet), and a draught of 3.69m (12.11feet). The submarine was powered by two Benz six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total 270PS, two Siemens-Schuckert electric motors producing 280PS, and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . UB-35 was fitted with two torpedo tubes, four torpedoes, and one 8.8sp=usNaNsp=us Uk L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of twenty-one crew members and two officers and a 42-second dive time.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[2] | Fate[3] | |
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17 October 1916 | Sten | Norway | 1,046 | Sunk | |
19 October 1916 | Cottica | Norway | 320 | Sunk | |
19 October 1916 | Dido | Norway | 333 | Sunk | |
19 October 1916 | Guldaas | Norway | 636 | Sunk | |
20 October 1916 | Guldborg | Denmark | 1,569 | Sunk | |
20 October 1916 | Libra | Denmark | 174 | Sunk | |
21 October 1916 | Raftsund | Norway | 937 | Sunk | |
27 October 1916 | Stemshest | Norway | 811 | Sunk | |
5 February 1917 | Vestra | United Kingdom | 1,021 | Sunk | |
1 April 1917 | Camilla | Norway | 2,273 | Sunk | |
1 April 1917 | Ester | Denmark | 1,210 | Sunk | |
2 April 1917 | Lord Scarborough | United Kingdom | 158 | Sunk | |
4 April 1917 | Gibraltar | United Kingdom | 188 | Sunk | |
4 April 1917 | Maggie Ross | United Kingdom | 183 | Sunk | |
6 April 1917 | Kongshaug | Norway | 380 | Sunk | |
6 April 1917 | Lord Kitchener | United Kingdom | 158 | Sunk | |
6 April 1917 | Recto | United Kingdom | 177 | Sunk | |
1 June 1917 | Paposo | Norway | 1,067 | Captured as prize | |
1 June 1917 | Rigmor | Denmark | 161 | Captured as prize | |
1 June 1917 | Viking | Denmark | 2,952 | Captured as prize | |
3 June 1917 | Sara | Denmark | 1,573 | Captured as prize | |
22 July 1917 | Breda | Netherlands | 257 | Damaged | |
11 August 1917 | HMT Jay | 144 | Sunk | ||
6 September 1917 | Thisbe | France | 1,091 | Sunk | |
7 September 1917 | Haakon VII | Norway | 2,175 | Sunk | |
8 September 1917 | Armorique | France | 144 | Sunk | |
8 September 1917 | Blanche | France | 160 | Sunk | |
8 September 1917 | Meeta | 144 | Sunk | ||
27 September 1917 | Colbert | France | 385 | Damaged | |
29 September 1917 | Kildonan | United Kingdom | 2,118 | Sunk | |
4 October 1917 | Perseverance | United Kingdom | 30 | Sunk | |
31 October 1917 | Phare | United Kingdom | 1,282 | Sunk | |
2 November 1917 | Bur | Sweden | 1,806 | Sunk | |
2 November 1917 | Jessie | United Kingdom | 332 | Sunk | |
4 November 1917 | Gimle | Norway | 1,130 | Sunk | |
29 November 1917 | Bob | Norway | 678 | Sunk | |
29 November 1917 | Haugastøl | Norway | 2,118 | Sunk | |
1 December 1917 | Rion | United Kingdom | 50 | Sunk | |
3 December 1917 | Livonia | United Kingdom | 1,879 | Sunk | |
3 December 1917 | Wreathier | United Kingdom | 852 | Sunk | |
4 December 1917 | Eagle | United Kingdom | 182 | Sunk | |
4 December 1917 | Helge | Sweden | 343 | Sunk | |
23 December 1917 | Hilda Lea | United Kingdom | 1,328 | Sunk | |
26 December 1917 | Skaala | Norway | 1,129 | Sunk | |
31 December 1917 | Westville | United Kingdom | 3,207 | Sunk | |
20 January 1918 | HMS Mechanician | 9,044 | Sunk | ||
22 January 1918 | Molina | Norway | 1,122 | Sunk | |
22 January 1918 | Serrana | United Kingdom | 3,677 | Sunk |