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′N 7°42′E / 39.800°N 7.700°E.[1]
History | |
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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 by French patrol vessel, 16 May 1918[1] |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | Type UC II submarine |
Displacement | |
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Draught | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 26 |
Armament |
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Notes | 35-second diving time |
Service record | |
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Operations: | 11 patrols |
Victories: |
Design
editA 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
editDate | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[6] |
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22 February 1917 | Nostra Signora Del Porto Salvo | 136 | Sunk | |
28 February 1917 | Cassini | 970 | Sunk | |
28 February 1917 | Elisabetta Concettina | 45 | Sunk | |
28 February 1917 | Giustina Madre | 35 | Sunk | |
3 March 1917 | River Forth | 4,421 | Sunk | |
4 April 1917 | City of Paris | 9,191 | Sunk | |
9 May 1917 | Dio Ti Guardi | 11 | Sunk | |
9 May 1917 | L’Oriente | 11 | Sunk | |
9 May 1917 | Peppino Aiello | 111 | Sunk | |
9 May 1917 | San Pietro | 11 | Sunk | |
10 May 1917 | Leone Decimo Terzo | 78 | Sunk | |
11 May 1917 | Limassol | 100 | Sunk | |
11 May 1917 | Luisa Madre | 85 | Sunk | |
11 May 1917 | Carolina | 87 | Sunk | |
11 May 1917 | Rosalia Madre | 95 | Sunk | |
11 May 1917 | Sant’ Antonio | 40 | Sunk | |
16 May 1917 | Hilonian | 2,921 | Sunk | |
23 May 1917 | Pipitsa | 224 | Sunk | |
24 May 1917 | McClure | 220 | Sunk | |
25 May 1917 | Nicolino | 121 | Sunk | |
26 May 1917 | Risorgimento | 222 | Sunk | |
3 June 1917 | Dockleaf | 5,311 | Damaged | |
10 June 1917 | Annam | 6,075 | Sunk | |
25 June 1917 | Anatolia | 3,847 | Sunk | |
9 August 1917 | Alfonso | 15 | Sunk | |
9 August 1917 | S. Gerlano | 11 | Sunk | |
14 August 1917 | Umberto I | 2,766 | Sunk | |
17 August 1917 | Lorenzina Aiello | 120 | Sunk | |
17 August 1917 | San Rossore | 5,601 | Damaged | |
26 August 1917 | Maria Del Carmine | 108 | Sunk | |
3 October 1917 | Elisa | 178 | Sunk | |
3 October 1917 | Giuseppe Ferrante | 51 | Sunk | |
11 October 1917 | Cayo Bonito | 3,427 | Sunk | |
11 October 1917 | Italia | 3,456 | Sunk | |
11 October 1917 | Lovli | 7,212 | Sunk | |
13 October 1917 | Tripoli | 1,743 | Damaged | |
12 November 1917 | Anteo | 2,774 | Sunk | |
22 November 1917 | Kohistan | 4,732 | Sunk | |
23 November 1917 | Luigina | 278 | Sunk | |
26 November 1917 | Pontida | 5,834 | Sunk | |
27 November 1917 | Thornhill | 3,848 | Damaged | |
28 November 1917 | Albert Watts | 3,302 | Sunk | |
4 December 1917 | Alberto Verderame | 195 | Sunk | |
31 March 1918 | Immacolata | 35 | Sunk | |
4 April 1918 | Liberia | 1,942 | Sunk | |
5 April 1918 | Camelia | 396 | Sunk | |
3 May 1918 | Il Francesco | 116 | Sunk | |
5 May 1918 | Carrione | 65 | Sunk | |
5 May 1918 | Il Secondo | 203 | Damaged | |
9 May 1918 | Deipara | 2,282 | Sunk | |
12 May 1918 | Pax | 798 | Sunk | |
12 May 1918 | Togo | 1,484 | Sunk | |
15 May 1918 | Villa De Soller | 450 | Sunk |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 35". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
- ^ a b c Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UC 35". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
Bibliography
edit- Bendert, Harald (2001). Die UC-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918. Minenkrieg mit U-Booten (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0758-7.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-907-8. OCLC 12119866.
- Tarrant, V. E. (1989). The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-764-7. OCLC 20338385.