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At the end of 1915 SM U 35 was taken over by Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere. He was to become the most successful U-boat skipper of all time, a record which still stands. During his war time career, he sank 194 ships totalling 454,000 tons, always strictly according to prize rules often with his boat's 88 mm deck gun. His patrol performance was outstanding: in April/May 1916 he sank 23 ships, totaling 68,000 tons on a five week patrol and in July/August 1916 in four weeks he sank 54 ships, totaling 91,150 tons using only 4 torpedoes (one miss).

Arnauld, who stayed in command of SM U 35 until 1918 and conducted 15 war patrols with it, later commented on this patrol:

"My record cruise was quite tame and dull. We stopped the vessels. The crews boarded the lifeboats. We inspected the ships' documents, told the crews how they could reach the next port and then sank the stopped prize."

For his achievements the Prussian aristocrat Arnauld, who was a modest but very skilled skipper respected by his crew, was awarded the Pour le Mérite.

After the war Arnauld served in the Turkish Navy in the 1930's and from 1939 again in the German Navy. He died in an aircraft accident at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France in 1941.

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.
17 Jan 1916	U 35		Sutherland	Steamer	3,542		br
18 Jan 1916	U 35		Marere	Steamer	6,443		br
20 Jan 1916	U 35		Trematon	Steamer	4,198		br
26 Feb 1916	U 35		La Provence	Armed merchant cruiser	13,753		fr
27 Feb 1916	U 35		Giava	steamer	2,755		it
28 Feb 1916	U 35		Masunda	Steamer	4,952		br
29 Feb 1916	U 35		Primula	Sloop	1,250		br
23 Mar 1916	U 35		Minneapolis	Passenger steamer	13,543		br
13 Jun 1916	U 35		Maria C.	Sailing vessel	77		it
13 Jun 1916	U 35		Motia	steamer	500		it
13 Jun 1916	U 35		SAN FRANCESCO DI PAOLA	Sailing vessel	43		it
14 Jun 1916	U 35		Antonia V	Sailing vessel	132		it
14 Jun 1916	U 35		GIOSUE	Sailing vessel	20		it
14 Jun 1916	U 35		S. Francesco	Sailing vessel	28		it
14 Jun 1916	U 35		Tavolara	Steamer	701		it
15 Jun 1916	U 35		Adelia	Sailing vessel	170		it
15 Jun 1916	U 35		Annetta	Sailing vessel	112		it
15 Jun 1916	U 35		Audace	Sailing vessel	144		it
15 Jun 1916	U 35		S. Maria	Sailing vessel	515		it
15 Jun 1916	U 35		Sardinia	Steamer	1,119		br
16 Jun 1916	U 35		DOLMETTA M	Sailing vessel	48		it
16 Jun 1916	U 35		Era	Sailing vessel	1,078		it
16 Jun 1916	U 35		EUFRASIA	Sailing vessel	71		it
16 Jun 1916	U 35		Gafsa	Steamer	3,922		br
16 Jun 1916	U 35		Rondine	Sailing vessel	112		it
17 Jun 1916	U 35		Poviga	Steamer	3,360		it
18 Jun 1916	U 35		Aquila	Steamer	2,191		nw
18 Jun 1916	U 35		Beachy	Steamer	4,718		br
18 Jun 1916	U 35		Olga	Steamer	2,964		fr
18 Jun 1916	U 35		Rona	Steamer	1,312		br
19 Jun 1916	U 35		France Et Russie	Sailing vessel	329		fr
19 Jun 1916	U 35		Mario C.	Sailing vessel	398		it
23 Jun 1916	U 35		Giuseppina	Sailing vessel	1,872		it
23 Jun 1916	U 35		Herault	Passenger steamer	2,299		fr
24 Jun 1916	U 35		Canford Chine	Steamer	2,398		br
24 Jun 1916	U 35		CHECCHINA	Sailing vessel	184		fr
24 Jun 1916	U 35		Daiyetsu Maru	Steamer	3,184		jp
24 Jun 1916	U 35		San Francesco	Sailing vessel	1,060		it
24 Jun 1916	U 35		Saturnina Fanny	Sailing vessel	1,568		it
25 Jun 1916	U 35		Clara	Steamer	5,503		it
25 Jun 1916	U 35		Fournel	steamer	2,047		fr
27 Jun 1916	U 35		Mongibello	Steamer	4,059		it
27 Jun 1916	U 35		Pino	Steamer	1,677		it
27 Jun 1916	U 35		Roma	Steamer	2,491		it
27 Jun 1916	U 35		Windermere	Steamer	2,292		br
29 Jun 1916	U 35		Carlo Alberto	Sailing vessel	312		it
29 Jun 1916	U 35		Giuseppina	Sailing vessel	214		it
29 Jun 1916	U 35		Teano	Steamer	1,907		br
28 Jul 1916	U 35		Dandolo	Steamer	4,977		it
30 Jul 1916	U 35		Britannic	Steamer	3,487		br
30 Jul 1916	U 35		Ethelbryhta	Steamer	3,084		br
30 Jul 1916	U 35		Giuseppe Marta	Sailing vessel	111		tu
30 Jul 1916	U 35		Katholm	Steamer	1,324		da
31 Jul 1916	U 35		Citta Di Messina	Steamer	2,464		it
31 Jul 1916	U 35		Einar	Trawler	135		nw
31 Jul 1916	U 35		Emilio G.	Sailing vessel	166		it
31 Jul 1916	U 35		Erling	Trawler	122		nw
31 Jul 1916	U 35		Generale Ameglio	Sailing vessel	222		it
1 Aug 1916	U 35		Heighington	Steamer	2,800		br
2 Aug 1916	U 35		Eugenia	Sailing vessel	550		it
2 Aug 1916	U 35		Neptune	Sailing vessel	151		fr
3 Aug 1916	U 35		Tricoupis	Steamer	2,387		gr
4 Aug 1916	U 35		Favonian	Steamer	3,049		br
4 Aug 1916	U 35		Siena	Passenger steamer	4,372		it
4 Aug 1916	U 35		Teti	Steamer	2,868		it
4 Aug 1916	U 35		Tottenham	Steamer	3,106		br
5 Aug 1916	U 35		Achilleus	Steamer	843		gr
5 Aug 1916	U 35		Mount Coniston	Steamer	3,018		br
7 Aug 1916	U 35		Newburn	Steamer	3,554		br
7 Aug 1916	U 35		Trident	Steamer	3,129		br
8 Aug 1916	U 35		Imperial	Steamer	3,818		br
8 Aug 1916	U 35		Speme	Sailing vessel	1,229		it
9 Aug 1916	U 35		Antiope	Steamer	2,973		br
9 Aug 1916	U 35		Ganekogorta Mendi	Steamer	3,061		sp
9 Aug 1916	U 35		Sebastiano	Steamer	3,995		it
10 Aug 1916	U 35		Temmei Maru	Steamer	3,360		jp
11 Aug 1916	U 35		Pagasarri	Steamer	3,287		sp
12 Aug 1916	U 35		Gina	Sailing vessel	443		it
12 Aug 1916	U 35		Nereus	Steamer	3,980		it
12 Aug 1916	U 35		Regina Pacis	Sailing vessel	2,228		it
12 Aug 1916	U 35		Saint Gaetan	Auxiliary motor	125		fr
13 Aug 1916	U 35		Balmoral	Sailing vessel	2,542		it
13 Aug 1916	U 35		Eurasia	Sailing vessel	1,898		it
13 Aug 1916	U 35		Francesco Saverio D	Sailing vessel	214		it
13 Aug 1916	U 35		Ivar	Steamer	2,139		da
14 Aug 1916	U 35		Emilia	Sailing vessel	319		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35		Francesca	Sailing vessel	161		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35		Henriette B.	Sailing vessel	176		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35		Ida	Sailing vessel	242		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35		Lavinia	Sailing vessel	243		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35		Louis B.	Sailing vessel	212		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35		Pausania	Sailing vessel	107		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35		Rosario	Sailing vessel	188		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35		S. Francesco Di Paola S.	Sailing vessel	113		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35		San Giovanni Battista	Steamer	1,066		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35		S. Giuseppe Patriarca	Sailing vessel	63		it
15 Aug 1916	U 35		Augusta	Steamer	523		it
15 Aug 1916	U 35		Candida Altieri	Sailing vessel	282		it
15 Aug 1916	U 35		Vergine Di Pompei	Sailing vessel	146		it
16 Aug 1916	U 35		Madre	Sailing vessel	665		it
17 Aug 1916	U 35		Swedish Prince	Steamer	3,712		br
18 Aug 1916	U 35		Erix	steamer	923		it
19 Sep 1916	U 35		Doride	Sailing vessel	1,250		it
19 Sep 1916	U 35		Teresa C.	Sailing vessel	270		it
22 Sep 1916	U 35		Garibaldi	Sailing vessel	1,374		it
22 Sep 1916	U 35		Giovanni Zambelli	Steamer	2,485		it
23 Sep 1916	U 35		Charterhouse	Steamer	3,021		br
24 Sep 1916	U 35		Bronwen	Steamer	4,250		br
24 Sep 1916	U 35		Bufjord	Steamer	2,284		nw
24 Sep 1916	U 35		Nicolo	Steamer	5,466		it
25 Sep 1916	U 35		Benpark	Steamer	3,842		it
26 Sep 1916	U 35		Newby	steamer	2,168		br
26 Sep 1916	U 35		Roddam	Steamer	3,218		br
26 Sep 1916	U 35		Stathe	Steamer	2,623		br
27 Sep 1916	U 35		Rallus	Steamer	1,752		br
27 Sep 1916	U 35		Secondo	Steamer	3,912		br
27 Sep 1916	U 35		Vindeggen	Steamer	2,610		nw
29 Sep 1916	U 35		Venus	Steamer	3,976		it
2 Oct 1916	U 35		Rigel	sloop	1,250		fr
3 Oct 1916	U 35		Samos	Steamer	1,186		gr
4 Oct 1916	U 35		Birk	Steamer	715		nw
4 Oct 1916	U 35		Gallia	Armed merchant cruiser	14,966		fr
5 Oct 1916	U 35		Aurora	Steamer	2,806		it
5 Oct 1916	U 35		Vera	Steamer	2,308		sw
5 Jan 1917	U 35		Lesbian	Steamer	2,555		br
5 Jan 1917	U 35		SALVATORE PADRE	Sailing vessel	200		it
6 Jan 1917	U 35		Hudworth	Steamer	3,966		br
7 Jan 1917	U 35		Mohacsfield	Steamer	3,678		br
8 Jan 1917	U 35		Andoni	Steamer	3,188		br
8 Jan 1917	U 35		Lynfield	Steamer	3,023		br
11 Feb 1917	U 35		Assunta	Sailing vessel	132		it
12 Feb 1917	U 35		Lyman M. Law	Sailing vessel	1,300		am
13 Feb 1917	U 35		Percy Roy	Sailing vessel	110		br
14 Feb 1917	U 35		Mery	Sailing vessel	178		ru
14 Feb 1917	U 35		Oceania	Steamer	4,217		it
15 Feb 1917	U 35		Buranda (d.)	Steamer	3,651		br
16 Feb 1917	U 35		Oriana	Steamer	3,132		it
16 Feb 1917	U 35		Prudenza	Steamer	3,307		it
17 Feb 1917	U 35		Pierre Hubert	Sailing vessel	112		it
18 Feb 1917	U 35		Giuseppe	Steamer	1,856		it
18 Feb 1917	U 35		Guido T	Sailing vessel	324		it
18 Feb 1917	U 35		Skogland	Steamer	3,264		sw
23 Feb 1917	U 35		Longhirst	Steamer	3,053		br
23 Feb 1917	U 35		Mont Viso (d.)	Steamer	4,820		fr
24 Feb 1917	U 35		Dorothy	Steamer	3,806		br
24 Feb 1917	U 35		Prikonisos	Steamer	3,537		gr
3 Apr 1917	U 35		Ardgask	Steamer	4,542		br
4 Apr 1917	U 35		Marguerite	Sailing vessel	1,553		am
4 Apr 1917	U 35		Parkgate	Steamer	3,232		br
7 Apr 1917	U 35		Maplewood	Steamer	3,239		br
11 Apr 1917	U 35		Miss Morris	Sailing vessel	156		br
12 Apr 1917	U 35		India	Steamer	2,933		gr
13 Apr 1917	U 35		Giuseppe Accame	Steamer	3,224		it
13 Apr 1917	U 35		Odysseus	Steamer	3,463		gr
13 Apr 1917	U 35		Stromboli	Steamer	5,466		it
14 Apr 1917	U 35		Patagonier	Steamer	3,832		br
15 Apr 1917	U 35		Panaghi Drakatos	Steamer	2,734		gr
17 Apr 1917	U 35		Brisbane River	Steamer	4,989		br
17 Apr 1917	U 35		Corfu	Steamer	3,695		br
17 Apr 1917	U 35		Fernmoor	Steamer	3,098		br
18 Apr 1917	U 35		Trekieve	Steamer	3,087		br
19 Apr 1917	U 35		Sowwell	Steamer	3,781		br
20 Apr 1917	U 35		Leasowe Castle (d.)	Passenger steamer	9,737		br
20 Apr 1917	U 35		Lowdale	Steamer	2,260		br
20 Apr 1917	U 35		Nentmoor	Steamer	3,535		br
23 Apr 1917	U 35		Bandiera E Moro	Steamer	2,086		it
24 Apr 1917	U 35		Bien Aime Prof. Luigi	Sailing vessel	265		it
24 Apr 1917	U 35		Nordsøen	Steamer	1,055		da
24 Apr 1917	U 35		Torvore	Steamer	1,667		nw
24 Apr 1917	U 35		Vilhelm Krag	Steamer	3,715		nw
27 Apr 1917	U 35		Triana (d.)	Steamer	748		sp
13 Oct 1917	U 35		Alavi	Steamer	3,627		br
13 Oct 1917	U 35		Despina G. Michalinos	Steamer	2,851		gr
13 Oct 1917	U 35		Doris	Steamer	3,979		it
13 Oct 1917	U 35		Lilla	Steamer	2,819		it
15 Oct 1917	U 35		City Of Belfast (d.)	Armed boarding steamer	1,055		br
18 Oct 1917	U 35		Lorenzo	Steamer	2,498		it
19 Oct 1917	U 35		Ikoma Maru	Steamer	3,048		jp
25 Oct 1917	U 35		Fannie Prescott	Sailing vessel	404		am
29 Oct 1917	U 35		Namur	Passenger steamer	6,694		br
31 Oct 1917	U 35		Cambric	Steamer	3,403		br
2 Nov 1917	U 35		Maria Di Porto Salvo	Sailing vessel	91		it
2 Nov 1917	U 35		San Francesco Di Paola G.	Sailing vessel	91		it
11 Dec 1917	U 35		Persier	Steamer	3,874		br
20 Dec 1917	U 35		Fiscus	Steamer	4,782		br
20 Dec 1917	U 35		Waverley	Steamer	3,853		br
23 Dec 1917	U 35		Pietro	Steamer	3,860		it
24 Dec 1917	U 35		Turnbridge	Steamer	2,874		br
25 Dec 1917	U 35		Argo	Steamer	3,071		br
25 Dec 1917	U 35		Cliftondale	Steamer	3,811		br
25 Dec 1917	U 35		Nordpol	Steamer	2,053		nw
23 Feb 1918	U 35		Humberto	Sailing vessel	274		pt
26 Feb 1918	U 35		Pytheas	Steamer	2,690		nw
27 Feb 1918	U 35		Kerman (d.)	Steamer	4,397		br
27 Feb 1918	U 35		Marconi (d.)	Steamer	7,402		br
6 Mar 1918	U 35		Daiten Maru	Steamer	4,555		jp
7 Mar 1918	U 35		Begona No.4	Steamer	1,850		sp
9 Mar 1918	U 35		Silverdale	Steamer	3,835		br
1 Oct 1918	U 139		Bylands	Steamer	3,309		br
1 Oct 1918	U 139		Manin	Steamer	2,691		it
1 Oct 1918	U 139		Perth (d.)	Armed boarding steamer	2,502		br
2 Oct 1918	U 139		Rio Cavado	Sailing vessel	301		pt
14 Oct 1918	U 139		Augusto De Castilho	Navy Trawler	487		pt
					490,183
195 ships sunk (455,871 tons) and 8 ships damaged (34,312 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.

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