Patrol info for U-35
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 12 Oct 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 34 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Werner Lott |
ObStrm Willi Dietrich |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-35
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We have 8 daily positions for the 34 days U-35 was at sea.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 9 Sep 1939.
10 Sep 1939 - 11 Sep 1939 - 12 Sep 1939 - 13 Sep 1939 - 14 Sep 1939 - 15 Sep 1939 - 16 Sep 1939 - 17 Sep 1939 - 18 Sep 1939 - 19 Sep 1939 - 20 Sep 1939 - 21 Sep 1939 - 22 Sep 1939 - 23 Sep 1939 - 24 Sep 1939 - 25 Sep 1939 - 26 Sep 1939 - 27 Sep 1939 - 28 Sep 1939 - 29 Sep 1939 - 30 Sep 1939 - 1 Oct 1939 - 2 Oct 1939 - 3 Oct 1939 - 4 Oct 1939 - 5 Oct 1939 - 6 Oct 1939 - 7 Oct 1939 - 8 Oct 1939 - 9 Oct 1939 - 10 Oct 1939 - 11 Oct 1939 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 12 Oct 1939.
Ships hit by U-35 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1939 | U-35 | Werner Lott | Arlita | 326 |  | br | ||
| 18 Sep 1939 | U-35 | Werner Lott | Lord Minto | 295 | | br | ||
| 21 Sep 1939 | U-35 | Werner Lott |  | Teakwood (d.) | 6,014 | | br | OA-7 |
| 1 Oct 1939 | U-35 | Werner Lott | Suzon | 2,239 |  | be | ||
| 3 Oct 1939 | U-35 | Werner Lott | | Diamantis | 4,990 |  | gr | |
| 13,864 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (7,850 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,014 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1939
3 Oct 1939. U-35 took on 28 survivors from the Greek ship Diamantis and brought them to shore in Ireland, Ventry harbor, the next day.
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Attacks on U-35 during this patrol
9 Sep 1939
The British submarine HMS Ursula (Lt.Cdr. G.C. Philipps, RN) fired the first British submarine torpedoes of the war when attacking the German submarine U-35 about 23 nautical miles north of the island of Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands in position 53º52'N 06º05'E. (Sources: Dr. Jürgen Rohwer)
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