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| U-35 | Type VIIA |
| Feldpost Number | M 21 203 |
| Construction Yard | F.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden |
| Yard Number | 558 |
| Ordered | 25th Mar 1935 |
| Keel laid | 2nd Mar 1936 |
| Launched | 24th Sep 1936 |
| Commissioned | 3rd Nov 1936 |
| Baubelehrung | Marinelehr-und Reparaturwerkstatt, Kiel /
Lehrwerkstatt, Kiel | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 11.36 - 11.39 | U-Flottille Saltzwedel, Wilhelmshaven
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 03.11.36 - 06.12.36 | KL Klaus Ewerth
see also: U-1 U-26 U-850 |
| 12.36 - 02.37 | KL Hans-Rudolf Max Rösing
see also: U-11 U-10 U-48 |
| 02.37 - 30.07.37 | KL Hermann Michahelles
see also: U-2 |
| 01.08.37 - 14.08.37 | OL August Wilhelm Otto Kretschmer
see also: U-23 U-99 |
| 15.08.37 - 29.11.39 | KL Werner Lott
see also: U-21 U-32 |
| Operations information for U-35 | 27.08.1939 - 01.09.1939
First Sailing - active patrol
U-35 left Memel under the command of Werner Lott on 27th Aug 1939 and arrived at Kiel on 1st Sep 1939 after five days.
| 09.09.1939 - 12.10.1939
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Sep 1939, U-35 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Werner Lott and returned to Wilhelmshaven on 12th Oct 1939 after more than four weeks on patrol.
Werner Lott hit five ships on this patrol, one was from convoy OA-7.-
On 18th Sep 1939 he sank the British 295 ton Lord Minto.
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On 18th Sep 1939 he sank the British 326 ton Arlita.
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On 21st Sep 1939 he damaged the British 6,014 ton Teakwood, sailing with convoy OA-7.
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On 1st Oct 1939 he sank the Belgian 2,239 ton Suzon.
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On 3rd Oct 1939 he sank the Greek 4,990 ton Diamantis.
More on the interesting story of the Diamantis is on Hans Mair's site here.
| 18.11.1939 - 29.11.1939
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-35 departed under Werner Lott from Wilhelmshaven on 18th Nov 1939. The boat was sunk on 29th Nov 1939.The crew of U-35 were taken prisoner. Read about it at Hans Mair's site here.
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| Notes for U-35 | Thanks to Hans Mair for new information about U-35, including the name and details of the Commissioning Commander of U-35. Hans Mair has done much research on this boat and has a great site about U-35 at www.U-35.com, with many photos and crew members identified. Highly recommended site.
We have 120 crew names for this boat. click here for crew names of U 35
You can perform other crew searches here. Note that the number of names we give possibly includes prior crew members.You can discuss this boat or ask questions at the ubootwaffe.net forums | We have a position of 60°53N 02°47E for where this boat went down, mapped below. The cross represents where U 35 went down. | 
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