SM UB-35 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 28 December 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 22 June 1916 as SM UB-35."SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" () and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
The submarine sank 42 ships in 26 patrols. UB-35 was depth charged and sunk by British warships including in the English Channel on 26 January 1918.
Design A Type UB II submarine, UB-35 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a beam of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Benz six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total , two Siemens-Schuckert electric motors producing , and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . UB-35 was fitted with two torpedo tubes, four torpedoes, and one Uk L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of twenty-one crew members and two officers and a 42-second dive time.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageMerchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.Fate17 October 1916Sten1,046Sunk19 October 1916Cottica320Sunk19 October 1916Dido333Sunk19 October 1916Guldaas636Sunk20 October 1916Guldborg1,569Sunk20 October 1916Libra174Sunk21 October 1916Raftsund937Sunk27 October 1916Stemshest811Sunk5 February 1917Vestra1,021Sunk1 April 1917Camilla2,273Sunk1 April 1917Ester1,210Sunk2 April 1917Lord Scarborough158Sunk4 April 1917Gibraltar188Sunk4 April 1917Maggie Ross183Sunk6 April 1917Kongshaug380Sunk6 April 1917Lord Kitchener158Sunk6 April 1917Recto177Sunk1 June 1917Paposo1,067Captured as prize1 June 1917Rigmor161Captured as prize1 June 1917Viking2,952Captured as prize3 June 1917Sara1,573Captured as prize22 July 1917Breda257Damaged11 August 1917HMT Jay144Sunk6 September 1917Thisbe1,091Sunk7 September 1917Haakon VII2,175Sunk8 September 1917Armorique144Sunk8 September 1917Blanche160Sunk8 September 1917Meeta144Sunk27 September 1917Colbert385Damaged29 September 1917Kildonan2,118Sunk4 October 1917Perseverance30Sunk31 October 1917Phare1,282Sunk2 November 1917Bur1,806Sunk2 November 1917Jessie332Sunk4 November 1917Gimle1,130Sunk29 November 1917Bob678Sunk29 November 1917Haugastøl2,118Sunk1 December 1917Rion50Sunk3 December 1917Livonia1,879Sunk3 December 1917Wreathier852Sunk4 December 1917Eagle182Sunk4 December 1917Helge343Sunk23 December 1917Hilda Lea1,328Sunk26 December 1917Skaala1,129Sunk31 December 1917Westville3,207Sunk20 January 1918HMS Mechanician9,044Sunk22 January 1918Molina1,122Sunk22 January 1918Serrana3,677Sunk
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