SM UC-35

History
German Empire
Name	UC-35
Ordered	20 November 1915
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	276
Launched	6 May 1916
Commissioned	2 October 1916
Fate	Sunk by French patrol vessel, 16 May 1918
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC II submarine
Displacement	427 t (420 long tons), surfaced; 509 t (501 long tons), submerged;
Length	50.35 m (165 ft 2 in) o/a; 40.30 m (132 ft 3 in) pressure hull;
Beam	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a; 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull;
Draught	3.65 m (12 ft)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts; 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 600 PS (440 kW; 590 shp); 2 × electric motors, 460 PS (340 kW; 450 shp);
Speed	11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced; 6.8 knots (12.6 km/h; 7.8 mph), submerged;
Range	10,180 nmi (18,850 km; 11,710 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced; 54 nmi (100 km; 62 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	26
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes; 18 × UC 200 mines; 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern); 7 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun;
Notes	35-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Pola / Mittelmeer / Mittelmeer II Flotilla; 25 December 1916 – 16 May 1918;
Commanders:	Kptlt. Ernst von Voigt; 4 October 1916 – 13 June 1917; Oblt.z.S. Hans Paul Korsch; 14 June 1917 – 16 May 1918;
Operations:	11 patrols
Victories:	46 merchant ships sunk ; (67,348 GRT); 1 warship sunk ; (970 tons); 1 auxiliary warship sunk ; (2,766 GRT); 5 merchant ships damaged ; (16,706 GRT);

SM UC-35 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 20 November 1915 and was launched on 6 May 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 2 October 1916 as SM UC-35. In eleven patrols UC-35 was credited with sinking 48 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-35 was sunk by gunfire from the French torpedo boat Aigli southwest of Sardinia on 16 May 1918 at 39°48′N 7°42′E / 39.800°N 7.700°E / 39.800; 7.700.

History

German Empire
Name	UC-35
Ordered	20 November 1915
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	276
Launched	6 May 1916
Commissioned	2 October 1916
Fate	Sunk by French patrol vessel, 16 May 1918
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC II submarine
Displacement	427 t (420 long tons), surfaced 509 t (501 long tons), submerged
Length	50.35 m (165 ft 2 in) o/a 40.30 m (132 ft 3 in) pressure hull
Beam	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught	3.65 m (12 ft)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 600 PS (440 kW; 590 shp) 2 × electric motors, 460 PS (340 kW; 450 shp)
Speed	11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced 6.8 knots (12.6 km/h; 7.8 mph), submerged
Range	10,180 nmi (18,850 km; 11,710 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced 54 nmi (100 km; 62 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	26
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes 18 × UC 200 mines 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern) 7 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun
Notes	35-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Pola / Mittelmeer / Mittelmeer II Flotilla 25 December 1916 – 16 May 1918
Commanders:	Kptlt. Ernst von Voigt 4 October 1916 – 13 June 1917 Oblt.z.S. Hans Paul Korsch 14 June 1917 – 16 May 1918
Operations:	11 patrols
Victories:	46 merchant ships sunk (67,348 GRT) 1 warship sunk (970 tons) 1 auxiliary warship sunk (2,766 GRT) 5 merchant ships damaged (16,706 GRT)