German submarine U-35 (S185)

U-35 (S185) is a Type 212A submarine of the German Navy. She is the fifth ship of the class to enter service.

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-35.
History
Germany
NameU-35
BuilderHowaldtswerke, Kiel
Laid down21 August 2007
Launched15 November 2011
Commissioned23 March 2015
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeType 212
Typesubmarine
Displacement
  • 1,450 tonnes (1,430 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,830 tonnes (1,800 long tons) submerged
Length
  • 56 m (183.7 ft)
  • 57.2 m (187.66 ft) (2nd batch)
Beam7 m (22.96 ft)
Draft6 m (19.68 ft)
Installed power1 x MTU-396 16V (2,150 kW); 1 x Siemens Permasyn electric motor Type FR6439-3900KW (2,850 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 MTU 16V 396 diesel-engine
  • 9 HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells, 30–40 kW each (U31)
  • 2 HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells each with 120 kW (U32, U33, U34)
  • 1 Siemens Permasyn electric motor 1700 kW, driving a single seven-bladed skewback propeller
Speed20 knots (37 km/h) submerged, 12 knots surfaced
Range
  • 8,000 nmi (14,800 km, or 9,196 miles) at 8 knots (15 km/h) surfaced
  • 3 weeks without snorkeling, 12 weeks overall
EnduranceSurface 14,800 km at 15 km/h, Subsurface 780 km at 15 km/h, 3,000 nmi at 4 kn,
Test depthover 700 m (2,296 ft)
Complement5 officers, 22 men
Sensors and
processing systems		CSU 90 (DBQS-40FTC), Sonar: ISUS90-20, Radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I-band nav.,
Electronic warfare
& decoys		EADS FL 1800U suite
Armament6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes (in 2 forward pointing groups of 3) with 13 DM2A4, A184 Mod.3, Black Shark Torpedo, IDAS missiles and 24 external naval mines (optional)

She was laid down in August 2007 by Howaldtswerke, Kiel, launched in November 2011 and commissioned on 23 March 2015. She is under the patronage of the city of Zweibrücken, in Rhineland-Palatinate. Her sponsor is Sigrid Hubert-Reichling, wife of the Lord Mayor of Zweibrücken, Helmut Reichling.

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