Non-Commissioned U-boats
U-3535
This boat was not commissioned into the Kriegsmarine
However she had been ordered and was, at least at one time, planned for commission.
U-boat | U-3535 |
Type | |
Cancelled | |
Suspended | |
Launched | |
Laid down | 26 Nov 1944 |
Ordered | 6 Nov 1943 |
Shipyard | F. Schichau, Danzig |
Werk | 1680 |
| Captured incomplete on Slip No 4 in Danzig on 30 Mar 45
Schichau Shipyard Hull No: G-1680
95% ready for launching at time of capture
Designated TS-5 on 12 Apr 45
Launched at Danzig in July 1945
Provisionally allocated to the Soviet Baltic Fleet
Moved to Libau (Latvia)
Inspected by TNC in Libau on 8 Oct 45 - still incomplete and with no rudder
Defined in TNC Report on 6 Dec 45 as an “unallocated submarine afloat”
Moved to Kronstadt in late 1945/early 1946
Probably commissioned into the Soviet Navy and used for sea trials/training
Renamed R-1 on 8 Mar 47
Sunk in the Baltic NW of the Cape Ristna Lighthouse in Estonia on 7/8 Aug 47
Struck from Soviet Navy list on 20 Sep 47
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