Så sent som i 1945 begynte Kriegsmarine å innse at krigen snart var tapt. Etter at Frankrike var gjenerobret av de allierte etter landgangen i Normandie, sendte tyskerne ubåtene fra Frankrike til Norge. Dette ga kanskje tyskerne en bedre mulighet til å kunne angripe de nordgående konvoiene, men muligheten kom dessverre for sent i krigen. Som flere andre tyske ubåter i flotilje 11 og 13 i Norge, gikk også U 735 tapt. Den tyske ubåten U 735 ble senket under et alliert flyangrep som angrep Horten og Moss den 28. Desember 1944, hvor også Holmengraa og Nordvard ble senket.. Ubåten ble under angrepet hardt truffet og begynte raskt å synke. Av besetningen på 42 mann overlevde kun en mann. U 735 var under kommando av Oberleutnant Hans Joachim Börner og den tyske flotilje 11 og hadde ingen suksesser under den andre verdenskrig. Vraket av U 735 ble funnet av den norske marine 15. September 1999 ved hjelp av marinefartøyet KNM Tyr, og ligger på en dybde av 190 meter sørøst for øya Mølen utenfor Horten. Ubåten er godt intakt, med akterenden delvis begravd i sjøbunnen...

Late in 1945 the Kriegsmarine realized that the war was soon lost. After France had been recaptured by the Allies after the invasion in Normandie, the Germans sent their uboats from France to Norway. This gave possibly the Germans a better possibility to attack the northbound convoys, but it was to late in the war. As several other German uboats from fleet 11 and 13 in Norway, U 735 went lost. The German uboat U 735 was sunk during an allied bomb raid against Horten and Moss 28. December 1944 where also the ships Holmengraa and Nordvard were sunk. The uboat were badly damaged during the attack and started rapidly to sink. Out of a crew of 42 men, only one man survived. U 735 was under command of Oberleutnant Hans Joachim Börner under the German flotilla 11 and had no successes under the second world war. The wreck of U 735 was found by the Norwegian navy 15. September 1999 with help from the navy vessel KNM Tyr, and rests on a depth of 190 meters southeast of the island Mølen outside Horten. The uboat is in a good condition, and the stern is partially buried in the seabed...

 

Name:
Former names:
 Material:
Dimensions:
U 735
  
Steel
       
Brt \ Depl: Built: Homeport: Cargo:
\ 769 Schichau ( D ) 1942 Bergen ( N )  

 

N 59.28 E 10.29

Pictures : © uboat.net

Interested in uboats and their commanders? Visit this great site...
Uboat Net


The 11th Flotilla was founded on 15 May, 1942 under the command
of Korvkpt Hans Cohausz. From her base the flotilla boats mostly
operated in the North Sea and against the PQ-convoys. In September
1944 the Flotilla was reorganized, when most of the boats from the
French bases reached Norway. The first XXI boat U-2511, which went
out on patrol, was attached to this Flotilla. 189 boats served in flotilla 11.
The Flotilla's history ended in May, 1945 when Germany surrendered.


History provided by German Kriegsmarine Encyclopedia;
With over 650 boats build, the Type VII was the most important submarine in the German Kriegsmarine. Built
between 1936 and 1944 those boats mainly operated in the North Atlantic, and were known for the so called
"Rudeltaktik" - a simultaneous night attack of several surfaces U-Boats on allied convoys. Besides torpedo attacks they could also be used for mine laying and were well known for their maneuverability and fast diving speed. Shortly after the introduction of the first model a improved version with a better maneuverability (Type VIIB) was built. The most built variant was the Type VIIC whose variant Type VIIC/41 was made of thicker steel to increase the diving depth. Other variants include the mine laying Type VIID and the torpedo supply variant Type VIIF. Today, one of those boats, U995, is on display in Laboe, Germany.

Edited 06.10.2007