This number is the amount of crew members killed in action per my count.
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Andrew, 2) Officers and men altogether I have counted 5409 lost. Though it is probably not the exact figure, I believe it could be a good approximation. Rgds Yves
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Sorry, I found no match in my ww1 dbase at that date. Rgds Yves
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Thanks Gustavo, Pls fwd it to the following email : yves.dufeil(a)wanadoo.fr Best regards and TIA Yves
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Gustavo Would you be so kind to send me a copy as well. Best regards Yves
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Marie Christine Check your emailbox for further details. Just made a reply. Best regards Yves www.histomar.net
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David An extra information : In the record of french Adm. files, I found the name KANGUROO and definitely confirm it is. She had been converted in a submarine carrier. You can trace her under that name on Miramar website at
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David, She was french and as far as I know, she was spelled Kangeroo
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David They are on the way to you. 4 pics at 2 per pic VBR Yves
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David After the war, Valentiner wrote the story of his war time and he recalls that story. I suppose the book was translated in english as it is in french in my own copy. I can't remember the german title. The french title is "La terreur des mers". If you wish so, I can make a scan for you. VBR Yves
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Simon, I do have good friends in Brittany who are also involved in the local archives. Let me ask them, I'll keep you informed and otherwise will ask a copy of the mentionned files at Vincennes. MfG Yves
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LR is definitely La Rochelle
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Moin Simon, Oliver I just had a look at the list of ships involved in submarine war held at Vincennes. On oct. 1st there is only one f/v recorded, her name is PELLERIN though LE PELERIN would sound better and seemingly she was lost. (File 2004, Box 16). No other f/v recorded one day before or one day after. LR2006 indicates that the vessel was registered at Lorient (or maybe La Rochelle - I h
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Dennis, Negative, Figaro sank after an internal explosion, probably a boiler. I have the official file from the french Adm. inquiry. B Rgds Yves
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Sorry I sent the reply a bit too fast. The ship viewed sinking by Motano could be the US SS Augustus Welt hit and sunk by UC17 abt 130m SW of Ushant that day. Yves
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SS Motano US tanker 2730 GRT torpedoed 31/7/1917 20m SE Start Pt by UC47 while en route New York - Portsmouth with fuel oil. Owner : Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), New York Built 1890 by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co., Newcastle
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Stuart, We have a certain amount of photos taken on board U35 when in 1916, an official photographer and a cameraman joined the boat for filming the patrol in a propaganda purpose. On an other hand, some commanders or crew members had sometimes a personal camera and took some pictures. Concerning the U35 patrol, the film issued after is titled "Der magische Gürtel" or "The Encha
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Moin Simon, Affirmative, she went down 1.5 mile N of La Vieille LH after detonating a mine laid by UC36. MfG Yves
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Hi Dolphin French sub CIRCE was sunk in the Adriatic at 4139N 1925E by the austro-hungarian (KuK) U47, former german UB47.
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Wilhelm SMITHS Born 27.11.1886 Crew 4.06 Oblt z.S 19.9.1912 During WW1 8.1914 - 12.1914 W/O U19 (W/O=Watch Officer) 25.3.15-21.9.16 UB5 Captain 7.1.16-5.4.16 UB26 Captain from 5.4.16 till the end, PoW in France. Retired 23.8.1920 More details on the boats in the website
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Hi Mike, Interested too. More details please. Rgds Yves
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James, Most of the information is already available on this site in the conning tower section. Rgds
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The event you refer to occured on Nov.6, 1917. While on his way back to Cattaro, passing Otranto Straits a spread of 3 torpedos was fired against U35 from french sub Faraday, Lt Cdr Bougard. It is true that one of the torpedos fired at low depth jumped over the waves, hit the bridge of U35 without exploding and pursued its way off. The two others went missing one in front and the other one behind
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