SM U-35 (Germany)

	SM U 35, Commander Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, cruising in the Mediterranean
History
German Empire
Name	U-35
Ordered	29 March 1912
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	195
Laid down	20 December 1912
Launched	18 April 1914
Commissioned	3 November 1914
Fate	Surrendered 26 November 1918. Broken up at Blyth in 1919–20
General characteristics
Class & type	Type U 31 submarine
Displacement	685 t (674 long tons) (surfaced); 878 t (864 long tons) (submerged);
Length	64.70 m (212 ft 3 in) (o/a); 52.36 m (171 ft 9 in) (pressure hull);
Beam	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (o/a); 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull);
Draught	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	2 × 1,850 PS (1,361 kW; 1,825 shp) diesel engines; 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) Doppelmodyn;
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers;
Speed	16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph) (surfaced); 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) (submerged);
Range	8,790 nmi (16,280 km; 10,120 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced); 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Boats & landing; craft carried	1 dinghy
Complement	4 officers, 31 enlisted
Armament	four 50 cm (20 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern); 6 torpedoes; one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 from 1916/17);
Service record
Part of:	II Flotilla; Unknown start - 1 August 1915; Pola / Mittelmeer Flotilla; 23 August 1915 - 11 November 1918;
Commanders:	Kptlt. / K.Kapt. Waldemar Kophamel; 3 November 1914 - 12 November 1915; Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière; 13 November 1915 - 16 March 1918; Kptlt. Ernst von Voigt; 17 March 1918 - 13 August 1918; Kptlt. Heino von Heimburg; 14 October 1918 - 11 November 1918;
Operations:	17 patrols
Victories:	220 merchant ships sunk ; (505,121 GRT); 3 warships sunk ; (2798 tons); 3 auxiliary warships sunk ; (30,581 GRT); 8 merchant ships damaged ; (35,384 GRT); 1 warship damaged ; (450 tons); 1 auxiliary warship damaged ; (1,055 GRT);

SM U-35 was a German U 31-class U-boat which operated in the Mediterranean Sea during World War I. It ended up being the most successful U-boat participating in the war, sinking 220 merchant ships for a total of 505,121 gross register tons (GRT).

Her longest-serving captain was Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière. Under his command, U-35 sank 191 ships, making him the most successful submarine commander in history.

History
SM U 35, Commander Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, cruising in the Mediterranean
German Empire
Name	U-35
Ordered	29 March 1912
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	195
Laid down	20 December 1912
Launched	18 April 1914
Commissioned	3 November 1914
Fate	Surrendered 26 November 1918. Broken up at Blyth in 1919–20
General characteristics
Class & type	Type U 31 submarine
Displacement	685 t (674 long tons) (surfaced) 878 t (864 long tons) (submerged)
Length	64.70 m (212 ft 3 in) (o/a) 52.36 m (171 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
Beam	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (o/a) 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Draught	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	2 × 1,850 PS (1,361 kW; 1,825 shp) diesel engines 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) Doppelmodyn
Propulsion	2 × shafts 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers
Speed	16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph) (surfaced) 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) (submerged)
Range	8,790 nmi (16,280 km; 10,120 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced) 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Boats & landing craft carried	1 dinghy
Complement	4 officers, 31 enlisted
Armament	four 50 cm (20 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) 6 torpedoes one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 from 1916/17)
Service record
Part of:	II Flotilla Unknown start - 1 August 1915 Pola / Mittelmeer Flotilla 23 August 1915 - 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Kptlt. / K.Kapt. Waldemar Kophamel 3 November 1914 - 12 November 1915 Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière 13 November 1915 - 16 March 1918 Kptlt. Ernst von Voigt 17 March 1918 - 13 August 1918 Kptlt. Heino von Heimburg 14 October 1918 - 11 November 1918
Operations:	17 patrols
Victories:	220 merchant ships sunk (505,121 GRT) 3 warships sunk (2798 tons) 3 auxiliary warships sunk (30,581 GRT) 8 merchant ships damaged (35,384 GRT) 1 warship damaged (450 tons) 1 auxiliary warship damaged (1,055 GRT)