Talk:SM U-35 (Germany)

Operational theater

The opening paragraph states that the submarine operated in the Mediterranean Sea in World War I, but further along the article says it also operated in the North Sea in "clean up" (what does that mean?) operations. I believe some re-wording of the first paragraph should be done to not confuse the reader into thinking it served only in the Med. Maybe it could say it operated primarily in the Mediterranean instead? - Itsfullofstars 05:54, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Disputed photo

Re the caption to the photo, it says it's a picture of the sub in Newport in 1916. Which Newport? The link says the one in Wales. But Britain was at war with Germany, how could it dock in Wales? 71.102.15.95 (talk) 19:34, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Yes, something wasn't right. The Newport link was incorrectly pointing to the Newport, Wales article. The editor meant to refer to Newport, Rhode Island, USA, however even that is suspect. See article SM U-53, which states it was the U-53 that paid a 'courtesy visit' to Newport, Rhode Island in 1916. I've commented out the photo and the caption. The disputed photo might still be of the U-35, but if so the location wasn't "Newport." --Itsfullofstars (talk) 22:36, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Don't forget, the U.S. wasn't at war in 1916. A courtesy visit isn't beyond belief. TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 23:23, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

The picture used right now clearly is not U-35. U-35 was a Type U-31 ocean-going submarine, while the picture used shows coastal submarines of Type UB-II. Those don't look like Type U-31 submarines at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.189.12.26 (talk) 22:34, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Victories

Is sinking an unarmed merchant ship (even neutral) a victory?

From the POV of a German submarine &/or her skipper (which this page is), yes. TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 08:46, 19 August 2010 (UTC)