German submarine U-795
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-795 |
| Ordered: | 7 August 1942[1] |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 719 |
| Laid down: | 2 February 1943[1] |
| Launched: | 21 March 1944[1] |
| Commissioned: | 22 April 1944[1] |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 3 May 1945, later broken up[1] |
| General characteristics [2][3] | |
| Class and type: | Type XVIIA submarine |
| Displacement: | 236 long tons (240 t) surfaced 259 long tons (263 t) submerged 312 long tons (317 t) total |
| Length: | 36.60 m (120 ft 1 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) o/a 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × Deutz SAA SM517 supercharged 8-cylinder diesel engine, 210 hp (160 kW) 1 × AEG Maschine AWT98 electric motor, 77 hp (57 kW) 2 × Walter gas turbines, 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) 1 shaft |
| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged (electric drive) 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged (HTP drive) |
| Range: | 1,840 nmi (3,410 km; 2,120 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced 76 nmi (141 km; 87 mi) at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged (electric drive) 117 nmi (217 km; 135 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged (HTP drive) |
| Complement: | 12 |
| Armament: |
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| Service record[1] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
8th U-boat Flotilla (22 April 1944–15 February 1945) 5th U-boat Flotilla (16 February 1945–3 May 1945) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Horst Selle (22 April 1944–3 May 1945) |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-795 was a Type XVIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
U-795 was laid down on 2 February 1943 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel. Launched on 21 March 1944, the U-boat was commissioned on 22 April 1944 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Horst Selle. She served with 8th U-boat Flotilla until 15 February as a training boat, and then with 5th U-boat Flotilla until 3 May 1945.
On 3 May 1945, while in dry dock at Kiel, the boats engine room was destroyed with explosives to prevent its usefulness to the enemy if captured.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type XVIIA boat U-795". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Type XVIIA Walter boats". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ↑ "This page contains details on the German U-Boat Type III, Type IV, Type V, Type VI, Type VIII, Type XI, Type XII, Type XIII, XV, XVI, VB60, V80, U-179, XVII.". www.sharkhunters.com. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German) IV (Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler). ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German) III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type XVII boat U-795". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- U-795 at ubootwaffe.net
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