German submarine U-335

	Cross-section of a Type VIIC U-boat.
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-335
Ordered	15 August 1940
Builder	Nordseewerke, Emden
Yard number	207
Laid down	3 January 1941
Launched	15 October 1941
Commissioned	17 December 1941
Fate	Sunk on 3 August 1942 by the submarine HMS Saracen.
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla; 17 December 1941 – 31 July 1942; 6th U-boat Flotilla; 1 – 3 August 1942;
Identification codes:	M 47 884
Commanders:	Kptlt. Hans-Herman Pelkner; 12 December 1941 – 3 August 1942;
Operations:	1 patrol:; 30 July – 3 August 1942;
Victories:	None

German submarine U-335 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 3 January 1941 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden as yard number 207, launched on 15 October and commissioned on 17 December. After training between December 1941 and July 1942, U-335 departed Kiel harbour to conduct a war patrol in the Atlantic Ocean on 30 July 1942. However, after only three days, she was torpedoed and sunk by a British submarine and lost with only one survivor.^[1]

Design and description[edit]

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. Type VIIC U-boats had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) on the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.^[2] U-301 had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). U-301's power was produced by two Germaniawerft F46 six-cylinder, four-stroke supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, and two Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c double-acting electric motors producing 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) total for use while submerged. The submarine had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. U-301 could submerge to up to 230 metres (750 ft) underwater.^[2]

U-301 had a maximum speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) while surfaced and a maximum speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) when submerged.^[2] The submarine had a range of 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) while underwater; on the surface, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-301 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four in the bow and one in the stern), fourteen torpedoes or 26 TMA mines, one 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun with 220 rounds, and a 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The submarine had a complement of between 44 and 60 men.^[2]

Construction and career[edit]

Ordered on 15 August 1940, U-335 was laid down on 3 January 1941 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden as yard number 207, launched on 15 October and commissioned on 17 December under the command of Kapitänleutnant Hans-Herman Pilkner.^[3]

Between 17 December 1941 and 29 July 1942, U-335 conducted training with the 8th U-boat Flotilla. At the end of her training period, U-335 was assigned to join the 6th U-boat Flotilla, based in St.Nazaire, France. The boat's one and only patrol began with her departure from Kiel on 30 July 1942.^[4] Atlantic-bound,^[5] she was torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine HMS Saracen southeast of the Faroe Islands on 3 August.^[5] Forty-three men died; there was one survivor.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "U-335 – Interrogation Report". uboatarchive.net. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gröner, Jung & Maass 1991, pp. 43–46.
^ ^a ^b Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-335". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-335". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b Kemp 1999, p. 86.

Bibliography[edit]

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
Kemp, Paul (1999). U-Boats Destroyed – German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3.

External links[edit]

U-boat Archive: "U 335" Interrogation of Sole Survivor Archived 17 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-335". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
Hofmann, Markus. "U 335". Deutsche U-Boote 1935–1945 – u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2014.

62°48′N 0°12′W / 62.800°N 0.200°W / 62.800; -0.200

[uboatarchive-1] "U-335 – Interrogation Report". uboatarchive.net. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[FOOTNOTEGrönerJungMaass199143–46-2] Gröner, Jung & Maass 1991, pp. 43–46.

[uboat-3] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-335". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 21 August 2012.

[patrols-4] Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-335". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 21 August 2012.

[FOOTNOTEKemp199986-5] Kemp 1999, p. 86.

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Type VIIB	U-45 U-46 U-47 U-48 U-49 U-50 U-51 U-52 U-53 U-54 U-55 U-73 U-74 U-75 U-76 U-83 U-84 U-85 U-86 U-87 U-99 U-100 U-101 U-102
Type VIIC	U-69 U-70 U-71 U-72 U-77 U-78 U-79 U-80 U-81 U-82 U-88 U-89 U-90 U-91 U-92 U-93 U-94 U-95 U-96 U-97 U-98 U-132 U-133 U-134 U-135 U-136 U-201 U-202 U-203 U-204 U-205 U-206 U-207 U-208 U-209 U-210 U-211 U-212 U-221 U-222 U-223 U-224 U-225 U-226 U-227 U-228 U-229 U-230 U-231 U-232 U-235 U-236 U-237 U-238 U-239 U-240 U-241 U-242 U-243 U-244 U-245 U-246 U-247 U-248 U-249 U-250 U-251 U-252 U-253 U-254 U-255 U-256 U-257 U-258 U-259 U-260 U-261 U-262 U-263 U-264 U-265 U-266 U-267 U-268 U-269 U-270 U-271 U-272 U-273 U-274 U-275 U-276 U-277 U-278 U-279 U-280 U-281 U-282 U-283 U-284 U-285 U-286 U-287 U-288 U-289 U-290 U-291 U-301 U-302 U-303 U-304 U-305 U-306 U-307 U-308 U-309 U-310 U-311 U-312 U-313 U-314 U-315 U-316 U-331 U-332 U-333 U-334 U-335 U-336 U-337 U-338 U-339 U-340 U-341 U-342 U-343 U-344 U-345 U-346 U-347 U-348 U-349 U-350 U-351 U-352 U-353 U-354 U-355 U-356 U-357 U-358 U-359 U-360 U-361 U-362 U-363 U-364 U-365 U-366 U-367 U-368 U-369 U-370 U-371 U-372 U-373 U-374 U-375 U-376 U-377 U-378 U-379 U-380 U-381 U-382 U-383 U-384 U-385 U-386 U-387 U-388 U-389 U-390 U-391 U-392 U-393 U-394 U-396 U-397 U-398 U-399 U-400 U-401 U-402 U-403 U-404 U-405 U-406 U-407 U-408 U-409 U-410 U-411 U-412 U-413 U-414 U-415 U-416 U-417 U-418 U-419 U-420 U-421 U-422 U-423 U-424 U-425 U-426 U-427 U-428 U-429 U-430 U-431 U-432 U-433 U-434 U-435 U-436 U-437 U-438 U-439 U-440 U-441 U-442 U-443 U-444 U-445 U-446 U-447 U-448 U-449 U-450 U-451 U-452 U-453 U-454 U-455 U-456 U-457 U-458 U-465 U-466 U-467 U-468 U-469 U-470 U-471 U-472 U-473 U-475 U-476 U-477 U-478 U-479 U-480 U-481 U-482 U-483 U-484 U-485 U-486 U-551 U-552 U-553 U-554 U-555 U-556 U-557 U-558 U-559 U-560 U-561 U-562 U-563 U-564 U-565 U-566 U-567 U-568 U-569 U-570 U-571 U-572 U-573 U-574 U-575 U-576 U-577 U-578 U-579 U-580 U-581 U-582 U-583 U-584 U-585 U-586 U-587 U-588 U-589 U-590 U-591 U-592 U-593 U-594 U-595 U-596 U-597 U-598 U-599 U-600 U-601 U-602 U-603 U-604 U-605 U-606 U-607 U-608 U-609 U-610 U-611 U-612 U-613 U-614 U-615 U-616 U-617 U-618 U-619 U-620 U-621 U-622 U-623 U-624 U-625 U-626 U-627 U-628 U-629 U-630 U-631 U-632 U-633 U-634 U-635 U-636 U-637 U-638 U-639 U-640 U-641 U-642 U-643 U-644 U-645 U-646 U-647 U-648 U-649 U-650 U-651 U-652 U-653 U-654 U-655 U-656 U-657 U-658 U-659 U-660 U-661 U-662 U-663 U-664 U-665 U-666 U-667 U-668 U-669 U-670 U-671 U-672 U-673 U-674 U-675 U-676 U-677 U-678 U-679 U-680 U-681 U-682 U-683 U-701 U-702 U-703 U-704 U-705 U-706 U-707 U-708 U-709 U-710 U-711 U-712 U-713 U-714 U-715 U-716 U-717 U-718 U-719 U-720 U-721 U-722 U-731 U-732 U-733 U-734 U-735 U-736 U-737 U-738 U-739 U-740 U-741 U-742 U-743 U-744 U-745 U-746 U-747 U-748 U-749 U-750 U-751 U-752 U-753 U-754 U-755 U-756 U-757 U-758 U-759 U-760 U-761 U-762 U-763 U-764 U-765 U-766 U-767 U-768 U-771 U-772 U-773 U-774 U-775 U-776 U-777 U-778 U-779 U-821 U-822 U-825 U-826 U-901 U-903 U-904 U-905 U-907 U-921 U-922 U-923 U-924 U-925 U-926 U-927 U-928 U-951 U-952 U-953 U-954 U-955 U-956 U-957 U-958 U-959 U-960 U-961 U-962 U-963 U-964 U-965 U-966 U-967 U-968 U-969 U-970 U-971 U-972 U-973 U-974 U-975 U-976 U-977 U-978 U-979 U-980 U-981 U-982 U-983 U-984 U-985 U-986 U-987 U-988 U-989 U-990 U-991 U-992 U-993 U-994 U-1051 U-1052 U-1053 U-1054 U-1055 U-1056 U-1057 U-1058 U-1101 U-1102 U-1131 U-1132 U-1161 U-1162 U-1191 U-1192 U-1193 U-1194 U-1195 U-1196 U-1197 U-1198 U-1199 U-1200 U-1201 U-1202 U-1203 U-1204 U-1205 U-1206 U-1207 U-1208 U-1209 U-1210
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Type VIID	U-213 U-214 U-215 U-216 U-217 U-218
Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
Preceded by: Type II Followed by: Type IX List of U-boats of Germany

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in August 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Aug: Empire Imp 3 Aug: Dureenbee, U-335 4 Aug: Empire Arnold, USS Tucker, U-372 6 Aug: Mamutu, HMS Thorn, U-210, U-612 8 Aug: USS George F. Elliott, Strale, U-379 9 Aug: USS Astoria, HMAS Canberra, USS Jarvis, USS Quincy, USS Vincennes 10 Aug: Empire Birch, Fukuei Maru No. 15, Kako, Scirè 11 Aug: HMS Eagle 12 Aug: Cairo, Deucalion 13 Aug: Almeria Lykes, HMS Foresight, HMS Manchester, Santa Elisa, Waimarama 14 Aug: Empire Corporal, USS S-39 18 Aug: Empire Bede, Hatarana 19 Aug: HMS Berkeley, British Consul, Empire Cloud 20 Aug: U-464, V 312 Hanseat 22 Aug: USS Ingraham, U-458, U-654 23 Aug: USS Blue 24 Aug: Ryūjō 25 Aug: A. Sibiryakov, Mutsuki 27 Aug: Clan Macwhirter, V 208 R. Walther Darré 28 Aug: Asagiri, U-94 29 Aug: I-123, 'Ro-33 30 Aug: USS Colhoun, Star of Oregon, RFA Vardaas, West Lashaway 31 Aug: Ro-61 Unknown date: Empire Breeze, U-578
Other incidents	2 Aug: Molotov 3 Aug: USS S-13 4 Aug: USS S-17 6 Aug: U-444 12 Aug: Ohio 13 Aug: Bolzano 17 Aug: Nino Bixio 18 Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
1941 1942 1943 July 1942 September 1942

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in August 1943
Shipwrecks	1 Aug: U-383, U-454 2 Aug: USS PT-109, U-106, V 420 Alcyon 3 Aug: U-335, U-572, U-706 4 Aug: Catania, Fort La Montee, Lombardia, U-489 5 Aug: USS Plymouth, U-34 6 Aug: Arashi, Hagikaze, Kawakaze 7 Aug: U-84, U-117, U-615 9 Aug: U-664 11 Aug: U-468, U-525, U-604 12 Aug: Clan Macarthur 13 Aug: USS John Penn 14 Aug: HMS Saracen 15 Aug: LST-414 16 Aug: Empire Kestrel 18 Aug: Cha-5, Cha-12, U-403 19 August: I-17 20 Aug: U-197, U-670 23 Aug: USS Crow, Riilahti, USS SC-694 24 Aug: Erg, U-134, U-185 25 Aug: Ro-35, U-523 27 Aug: HMS Egret, U-847 28 Aug: U-639 29 Aug: Niels Juel 30 Aug: U-634 Unknown date: HMS Parthian, SA 7
Other incidents	4 Aug: HMS Arrow, Kembu Maru 10 Aug: USS Brant 11 Aug: USS Raton 18 Aug: USS Abner Read 30 Aug: USS Cod 31 Aug: USS Stingray
1942 1943 1944 July 1943 September 1943

German submarine U-335

Design and description[edit]

Construction and career[edit]

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

External links[edit]

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