SM UC-35

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-35.

History
German Empire
Name	UC-35
Ordered	20 November 1915 [1]
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg [2]
Yard number	276 [1]
Launched	6 May 1916 [1]
Commissioned	2 October 1916 [1]
Fate	Sunk, 16 May 1918 [1]
General characteristics [3]
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] 4 October 1916 – 13 June 1917 Oblt.z.S. Hans Paul Korsch [5] 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. ^{[Note 1]} 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′N7°42′E / 39.800°N 7.700°E / 39.800; 7.700 . ^[1]

Design

A Type UC II submarine, UC-35 had a displacement of 427 tonnes (420 long tons) when at the surface and 509 tonnes (501 long tons) while submerged. She had a length overall of 50.35 m (165 ft 2 in), a beam of 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in), and a draught of 3.65 m (12 ft). The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 300 metric horsepower (220 kW; 300 shp) (a total of 600 metric horsepower (590 shp; 440 kW)), two electric motors producing 460 metric horsepower (340 kW; 450 shp), and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 35 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft). ^[3]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph) and a submerged speed of 6.6 knots (12.2 km/h; 7.6 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 54 nautical miles (100 km; 62 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 10,180 nautical miles (18,850 km; 11,710 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph). UC-35 was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members. ^[3]

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage [Note 2]	Fate [6]
22 February 1917	Nostra Signora Del Porto Salvo	United Kingdom	136	Sunk
28 February 1917	Cassini	French Navy	970	Sunk
28 February 1917	Elisabetta Concettina	Kingdom of Italy	45	Sunk
28 February 1917	Giustina Madre	Kingdom of Italy	35	Sunk
3 March 1917	River Forth	United Kingdom	4,421	Sunk
4 April 1917	City of Paris	United Kingdom	9,191	Sunk
9 May 1917	Dio Ti Guardi	Kingdom of Italy	11	Sunk
9 May 1917	L’Oriente	Kingdom of Italy	11	Sunk
9 May 1917	Peppino Aiello	Kingdom of Italy	111	Sunk
9 May 1917	San Pietro	Kingdom of Italy	11	Sunk
10 May 1917	Leone Decimo Terzo	Kingdom of Italy	78	Sunk
11 May 1917	Limassol	United Kingdom	100	Sunk
11 May 1917	Luisa Madre	Kingdom of Italy	85	Sunk
11 May 1917	Carolina	Kingdom of Italy	87	Sunk
11 May 1917	Rosalia Madre	Kingdom of Italy	95	Sunk
11 May 1917	Sant’ Antonio	Kingdom of Italy	40	Sunk
16 May 1917	Hilonian	United States	2,921	Sunk
23 May 1917	Pipitsa	Greece	224	Sunk
24 May 1917	McClure	United Kingdom	220	Sunk
25 May 1917	Nicolino	Kingdom of Italy	121	Sunk
26 May 1917	Risorgimento	Kingdom of Italy	222	Sunk
3 June 1917	Dockleaf	United Kingdom	5,311	Damaged
10 June 1917	Annam	France	6,075	Sunk
25 June 1917	Anatolia	United Kingdom	3,847	Sunk
9 August 1917	Alfonso	Kingdom of Italy	15	Sunk
9 August 1917	S. Gerlano	Kingdom of Italy	11	Sunk
14 August 1917	Umberto I	Regia Marina	2,766	Sunk
17 August 1917	Lorenzina Aiello	Kingdom of Italy	120	Sunk
17 August 1917	San Rossore	Kingdom of Italy	5,601	Damaged
26 August 1917	Maria Del Carmine	Kingdom of Italy	108	Sunk
3 October 1917	Elisa	Kingdom of Italy	178	Sunk
3 October 1917	Giuseppe Ferrante	Kingdom of Italy	51	Sunk
11 October 1917	Cayo Bonito	United Kingdom	3,427	Sunk
11 October 1917	Italia	Kingdom of Italy	3,456	Sunk
11 October 1917	Lovli	Kingdom of Italy	7,212	Sunk
13 October 1917	Tripoli	Kingdom of Italy	1,743	Damaged
12 November 1917	Anteo	Kingdom of Italy	2,774	Sunk
22 November 1917	Kohistan	United Kingdom	4,732	Sunk
23 November 1917	Luigina	Kingdom of Italy	278	Sunk
26 November 1917	Pontida	Kingdom of Italy	5,834	Sunk
27 November 1917	Thornhill	United Kingdom	3,848	Damaged
28 November 1917	Albert Watts	United States	3,302	Sunk
4 December 1917	Alberto Verderame	Kingdom of Italy	195	Sunk
31 March 1918	Immacolata	Kingdom of Italy	35	Sunk
4 April 1918	Liberia	France	1,942	Sunk
5 April 1918	Camelia	Kingdom of Italy	396	Sunk
3 May 1918	Il Francesco	Kingdom of Italy	116	Sunk
5 May 1918	Carrione	Kingdom of Italy	65	Sunk
5 May 1918	Il Secondo	Kingdom of Italy	203	Damaged
9 May 1918	Deipara	Kingdom of Italy	2,282	Sunk
12 May 1918	Pax	France	798	Sunk
12 May 1918	Togo	Kingdom of Italy	1,484	Sunk
15 May 1918	Villa De Soller	Spain	450	Sunk

References

Notes

1. "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
2. Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

Citations

1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 35". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
2. Tarrant, p. 173.
3. Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Ernst von Voigt". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Paul Korsch". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
6. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UC 35". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

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