German submarine U-35 (1936)

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-35
Ordered	25 March 1935
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Cost	4,189,000 Reichsmark
Yard number	558
Laid down	2 March 1936
Launched	24 September 1936
Commissioned	3 November 1936
Fate	Scuttled, 29 November 1939
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIA submarine
Displacement	626 tonnes (616 long tons) surfaced; 745 t (733 long tons) submerged;
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;
Height	9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Draught	4.37 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	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
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);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Sensors and ; processing systems	Gruppenhorchgerät
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 11 × torpedoes or 22 TMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun;
Service record
Part of:	2nd U-boat Flotilla; 3 November 1936 – 29 November 1939;
Identification codes:	M 21 203
Commanders:	Kptlt. Klaus Ewerth; 3 November – 5 December 1936; Kptlt. Hans Rudolf Rösing; 6 December 1936 – February 1937; Kptlt. Hermann Michahelles; February – 30 July 1937; Oblt.z.S. Otto Kretschmer; 31 July – 15 August 1937; Kptlt. Werner Lott; 15 August 1937 – 29 November 1939;
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. 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.

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.

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