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Kpt U-35

Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld dela Periera

It is reported that during his submarine career he only fired four torpedoes. He preferred using his 88mm deck gun.

He would fire a round over the victims bow causing the vessel to stop, order the crew into the life boats, boarding the

vessel and examine its cargo and documents; in many cases take the vessel's Captain aboard the U-Boat and then sink the vessel.

This method accounted for sinking 194 vessels, 454,000 tons. Between April and May of 1916, he sank 23 vessels and between July and August

of the same year he sank 54 vessels.

He completed a total of 15 patrols with smU-35.

After the war, he served with the Turkish Navy and then returned to the German Navy in 1939.

He later died in a plane crash near Paris, France.

U-35 u boat

sm U-35

U -35 crew on deck

Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld dela Periera with his officers

 

Excerpts from

'Home from the sea'

page 190

  T.S.S. 'Lake Michigan'

March 1916

“We sailed out on the trade route where I had sailed over many times before and were accompanied by two escort ships. One was a minelayer and the other a destroyer both zigzagging in the waters to prevent German U-boats getting in too close. The U-boats had developed a reputation in the Atlantic for not caring whether they torpedoed a ship carrying troops, a hospital ship carrying wounded or a passenger liner. The armed escort broke off as we headed into open waters and we were now on our own. It was scary to think that somewhere beneath the surface there could be a U-boat skipper having us fixed in his scope and ready to press the ‘fire’ button. The captain passed the word around that he received a signal from the escort ship that the S.S. ‘Minneapolis’  was  torpedoed twenty miles behind us. It was on the same route we just passed over.”

 

SS Minneapolis

 SS ‘Minneapolis’ torpedoed and sunk by U-35

 195 miles NE of Malta

 23/3/1916 

12 lost

 

 

Partial Crew of U-35

                      Arnauld de la Periera Lother Kapitänleutnant U-35, U-139
                      Badewitz Reinhold Leutnant z.S.d.R U-35
                      Berger Richard U-Steuermann U-35
                      Ettel Erwin Leutnant z.S U-9,U-35,U-34,UB-49
                      Fechter Hans Oberingenieur U-35,U-139,U-107
                     Graef Edmund Marine-Oberingenieur UC-8,UB-11,UB-24,UB-42,U-35
                     Haiungs August   U-35
                     Heimburg Heino Kapitänleutnant UA,UB-14,UB-15,UC-22,UB-68,U-35
                     Hunaeus Helmut Leutnant z.S UC-34,U-35
                     Kaiser Wilhelm Oberleutnant z.S U-54,U-155,U-35
                     Kobbelt Gerhard Oberleutnant z.S U-35,U-62,U-63,U-112
                     Kohrs Heinrich Marine-Oberingenieur U-35,U-62,U-63,U-112
                     Kophamel Otto Oberleutnant z.S U-35,U-151,U-140,U-117
                     Launburg Waldemar Oberleutnant z.S U-35,UC-37,UB-52
                     Loycke Otto Oberleutnant z.S U-35,UC-54,UC-27
                     Neumann Albert   U-35
                     Obermüller Horst Oberleutnant z.S U-35,UB-43,UC-34,UB-132
                     Preuβen Prinz v. Wilhelm Leutnant z.S U-35,UB-49,U-63
                     Sage Alphons Vize F.T.Meister d.R U-35,U-65
                     Schelling Hinrich Marine-Ingenieur UC-42,U-73,U-35
                     Schuster Karlgeorg Kapitänleutnant U-35,U-60
                     Skwara Stanislaus U-Oberbootsmannsmaat U-35
                     Steinbauer Wolfgang Kapitänleutnant U-35,UB-47,U-48
                     Terra,de Erwin Oberleutnantz.S U-35,U-139
                     Voigt v. Ernst Kapitänleutnant U-26,UB-3,UB-8,UC-35,UC-72,U-35
                     Wempe Heinrich Leutnant z.S U-47,UC-37,UC-25,U-35

 

U 35

 

Ships sunk

17 Jan  1916 SS Sutherland 16 Aug  1916                SSMadre
18 Jan  1916 SS Marere 17 Aug  1916                SS Swedish Prince
20 Jan  1916 SS Trematon 19 Aug  1916                SS Erix
26 Feb 1916 SS La Provence 19 Sep   1916                SS Doride
27 Feb 1916 SS Giava 19 Sep   1916                SS Teresa
28 Feb 1916 SS Masunda 22 Sep   1916                SS Garibaldi
29 Feb 1916 HMS Primula 22 Sep   1916                SS Giovanni Zambelli
23 Mar 1916 SS Minneapolis 23 Sep   1916                 SS Charterhouse
13 Jun  1916 SS Maria C. 24 Sep   1916                 SS Bronwen
13 Jun  1916 SS Motia 24 Sep   1916                 SS Bufjord
13 Jun  1916 SS San Francesco Di Paola 24 Sep   1916                 SS Nicolo
14 Jun  1916 SS Antonia V 25 Sep   1916                 SS Benmark
14 Jun  1916 SS Giosue 26 Sep   1916                 SS Newby
14 Jun  1916 SS San Francesco 26 Sep   1916                 SS Roddam
14 Jun  1916 SS Tavolara 26 Sep   1916                 SS Stathe
15 Jun  1916 SS Adelina 27 Sep   1916                 SS Rallas
15 Jun 1916 SS Anette 27 Sep   1916                SS Secondo
15 Jun  1916 SS Audace 27 Sep   1916                SS Vindeggen
15 Jun 1916 SS S.Maria   2 Oct   1916                SS Venus
15 Jun  1916 SS Sardinia   2 Oct   1916                SS Rigel
16 Jun  1916 SS Dolmetta M   3 Oct   1916                SS Samos
16 Jun 1916 SS Era   4 Oct   1916                SS Birk
16 Jun  1916 SS Eufrasia   4 Oct   1916                SS Gallia
16 Jun  1916 SS Gafsa   5 Oct   1916                SS Aurora 
16 Jun  1916 SS Rondine   5 Oct   1916                SS Vera
17 Jun  1916 SS Poviga   5 Jan   1917                SS Lesbian
18 Jun  1916 SS Aquila   5 Jan   1917                SS Salvatore Padre
18 Jun  1916 SS Beachy   6 Jan   1917                SS Hudworth
18 Jun  1916 SS Olga   7 Jan   1917                SS Mohacsfield
18 Jun  1916 SS Rona   8 Jan   1917                SS Andoni
19 Jun 1916 SS France Et Russie   8 Jan   1917                SS Lynfield
19 Jun  1916 SS Mario C. 11 Feb 1917                SS Assunta
23 Jun 1916 SS Giuseppina 12 Feb 1917                SS Lyman M.Law
23 Jun 1916 SS Herault 13 Feb 1917                SS Percy Roy
24 Jun 1916 SS Canford Chine 14 Feb 1917                SS Mery
24 Jun  1916 SS Checchina 14 Feb 1917                SS Oceana
24 Jun 1916 SS Daiyetsu Maru 15 Feb 1917                SS Buranda
24 Jun  1916 SS Sanfranseco 16 Feb 1917                SS Oriana
24 Jun  1916 SS Saturnina Fanny 16 Feb 1917                SS Prudenza
25 Jun  1916 SS Clara 17 Feb 1917                SS Pier Accavan Ubert
25 Jun  1916 SS Fournel 18 Feb 1917                SS Giuseppe
27 Jun  1916 SS Mongibello 18 Feb 1917                SS Guido T
27 Jun  1916 SS Pino 18 Feb 1917                SS Skogland
27 Jun  1916 SS Roma 23 Feb 1917                SS Longhirst
27 Jun  1916 SS Windermere 23 Feb 1917                SS Mont Viso (damaged)
29 Jun  1916 SS Carlo Alberto 24 Feb 1917                SS Dorothy
29 Jun  1916 SS Giuseppina 24 Feb 1917                SS Prikonisos
29 Jun  1916 SS Teano  3 Apr  1917               SS Ardgask 
28 Jul   1916 SS Dandolo  4 Apr  1917               SS Marguerite 
30 Jul   1916 SS Britannic  4 Apr  1917               SS Parkgate
30 Jul   1916 SS Ethelbryhta  7 Apr  1917               SS Maplewood 
30 Jul   1916 SS Giuseppe Marta 11 Apr 1917               SS Miss Morris
30 Jul   1916 SS Katholm 12 Apr 1917               SS India
31 Jul   1916 SS Citta Di Messina 13 Apr 1917               SS Giuseppe Accame
31 Jul   1916 SS Einar 13 Apr 1917               SS Odysseus
31 Jul   1916 SS Emilio G. 13 Apr 1917               SS Stomboli
31 Jul   1916 SS Erling 14 Apr 1917               SS Patagonier
31 Jul   1916 SS Generale Ameglio 15 Apr 1917               SS Panaghi
1 Aug  1916 SS Heighington 17 Apr 1917               SS Brisbane River  
2 Aug  1916 SS Eugenia 17 Apr 1917               SS Corfu  
2 Aug  1916 SS Neptune 17 Apr 1917               SS Fernmoor  
3 Aug  1916 SS Tricoupis 18 Apr 1917               SS Trekieve  
4 Aug  1916 SS Favonian 19 Apr 1917               SS  Sowwell  
4 Aug  1916 SS Siena 20 Apr 1917               SS  Leasowe Castle (damaged)  
4 Aug  1916 SS Teti 20 Apr 1917               SS Lowdale  
4 Aug  1916 SS Tottenham 20 Apr 1917               SS Nentmoor  
5 Aug  1916 SS Achilleus    
5 Aug  1916 SS Mount Consiton    
7 Aug 1916 SS Newburn    
7 Aug  1916 SS Trident    
8 Aug  1916 SS Imperial    
8 Aug  1916 SS Speme    
9 Aug  1916 SS Antiope    
9 Aug  1916 SS Ganekogorta Mendi    
9 Aug  1916 SS Sebastiano    
10Aug 1916 SS Temmei Maru    
11Aug 1916 SS Pagasarri    
12Aug 1916 SS Gina    
12Aug 1916 SS Nereus    
12Aug 1916 SS Regina Pacis    
12Aug 1916 SS Saint Gaetan    
13Aug 1916 Balmoral    
13Aug 1916 SS Eurasia    
13Aug 1916 SS Francesco Saverio    
13Aug 1916 SS Ivar    
14Aug  1916 SS Emilia    
14Aug  1916 SS Francesca    
14Aug  1916 SS Henriette B.    
14Aug  1916 SS Ida    
14Aug  1916 SS Lavina    
14 Aug  1916 SS Louis B.    
14 Aug 1916 SS Pausania    
14Aug  1916 SS Rosario    
14Aug  1916 SS San Francesco Di Paolo    
14Aug  1916 SS San Giovanni Battista    
14Aug  1916 SS San Giuseppe Patriarca    
15Aug 1916 SS Augusta    
15Aug  1916 SS Candida Altieri    
15Aug  1916 SS Vergine Di Pompei

snapshots of  U - 35

U 35 1

 

 

U 35 7

 

U-35

SS Niew Amsterdam

A German U-Boat-35 had stopped a Dutch liner, the S.S. 'Niew Amsterdam' which left Rotterdam on 03 August 1918 was attcked after sailing two days

by U-35 off the Norwegian coast. U-35 shot upon the liner but missed her mark.

The liner then stopped and put a life boat to sea in which theChief Officer took his place to show the ship's papers.

The U-35 disappeared almost immediately when it sighted a vessel on the horizon which appeared to be a British cruiser.

This photo taken from the deck of the S.S. 'Niew Amsterdam' shows the Officers heading for the U-35.

(authors photo)

photo taken 08-22-1918

 

New Amsterdam

 'SS Niew Amsterdam'

 

File:SM U 35 Hafen.jpg

U-35 alongside AMPHITRITE at Gjenovic, Montenegro

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