German submarine U-795
German submarine U-795
German submarine U-795 was a Type XVIIA U-boat used by Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II. It was ordered on August 7, 1942, laid down at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard in Kiel on February 2, 1943, and launched on March 21, 1944. It was commissioned on April 22, 1944 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Horst Selle.
U-795 served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla for training until February 15, 1945, and then with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from February 16 to May 3, 1945. It did not sink any ships during its service.
On May 3, 1945, while in dry dock at Kiel, the engine room was destroyed with explosives to prevent its use if captured. The submarine was later broken up.
Design and capabilities:
- Class and type: Type XVIIA submarine
- Displacement: 236 tons surfaced, 259 tons submerged
- Length: 36.6 meters; Beam: 4.5 meters; Draught: 4.55 meters
- Propulsion: Diesel engine and electric motor, plus two Walter gas turbines; one shaft
- Power: 210 hp diesel, 77 hp electric, plus 5,000 hp from two Walter gas turbines
- Speed: 9 knots surfaced; 5 knots submerged (electric); 25 knots submerged (HTP drive)
- Range: 1,840 nautical miles at 9 knots surfaced; 76 nautical miles at 2 knots submerged (electric); 117 nautical miles at 20 knots submerged (HTP)
- Complement: 12 crew
- Armament: 2 torpedo tubes (bow) and 4 torpedoes
Operational record:
- Part of 8th U-boat Flotilla (training) from April 1944 to February 1945
- Then part of 5th U-boat Flotilla (front-line period) until May 1945
- No confirmed sinkings or battles
Fate:
- Scuttled in Kiel on May 3, 1945, after explosives destroyed the engine room to prevent capture; later broken up.
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