Unterseeboot 35 (1936)

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U-35
Country Nazi Germany
Branch Kriegsmarine
Type VIIA
Fieldpost number M 21 203
Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number 558
Ordered March 25, 1935
Laid down March 2, 1936
Launched September 24, 1936
Commissioned November 3, 1936
Career
Flotillas 2. Unterseebootsflottille
Commanders Klaus Ewerth
Hans Rudolf Rösing
Hermann Michahelles
Otto Kretschmer
Werner Lott
Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 7.850 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 6.014 GRT
Fate
Scuttled November 29, 1939 in the North Sea. 0 dead and 43 survivors.

Unterseeboot 35 (usually abbreviated to U-35) was a German Type VIIA U-boat built during World War II.

U-35 was built at the Germaniawerft in Kiel during 1936, and was ready for service later the same year.

[edit] Fate

On November 29, 1939 U-35 was scuttled by its crew in the North Sea, in position 60°53′N 02°47′E, after a depth charge attack from the British destroyers HMS Kingston, HMS Icarus and HMS Kashmir. All 43 hands on board survived.

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See Also: List of U-boats and List of successful U-boats

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