German submarine U-795

History
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]
Decommissioned	22 February 1945 [1]
Fate	Scuttled on 3 May 1945, later broken up [1]
General characteristics [2] [3]
Class & 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
Draught	4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	1 × Deutz SAA SM517 supercharged 8-cylinder diesel engine, 210 PS (210 shp; 150 kW) 1 × AEG Maschine AWT98 electric motor, 77 PS (76 shp; 57 kW) 2 × Walter gas turbines, 5,000 PS (4,900 shp; 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	2 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (bow) 4 × torpedoes
Service record [1]
Part of	8th U-boat Flotilla 22 April 1944 – 15 February 1945 5th U-boat Flotilla 16 February – 3 May 1945
Identification codes	M 53 834
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. Commissioned 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 engine room was destroyed with explosives to prevent its usefulness to the enemy if captured.

References

1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type XVIIA boat U-795". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Type XVIIA Walter boats". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
3. "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". sharkhunters.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

Bibliography

• Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN   1-55750-186-6.
• Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN   3-8132-0514-2.
• Gröner, Eric; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-593-4.

External links

• Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type XVII boat U-795". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.