U 795
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| Type : | Type XVIIA |
| Shipyard: | Friedrich Krupp Germania shipyard |
| Construction contract: | August 7, 1942 |
| Keel laying: | February 2, 1943 |
| Launch: | March 21, 1944 |
| Commissioning: | April 22, 1944 |
| Commanders: |
April 22, 1944 - May 3, 1945 OLt zS Horst Selle |
| Calls: | no |
| Sinkings: |
no |
| Whereabouts: | self-destroyed on May 3, 1945 |
U 795 was a Type XVII A submarine of the German Navy during the Second World War . The boat was one of a total of four boats ( U 792 to U 795 ), which were also built for operational endurance testing of the Walter drive .
history
The boat was built from February 2, 1943 at the Friedrich Krupp Germania shipyard in Kiel . After it was put into operation on March 21, 1944, it was placed under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Horst Selle on April 22, 1944 . It served as a training boat for the 8th U-Flotilla until February 15 and then for the 5th U-Flotilla until May 3, 1945.
Lying in the dry dock of the Germania shipyard in Kiel, U 795 was destroyed on May 3, 1945 by blowing up the engine room in order to rule out subsequent use by the enemy.
General properties
The submarine with a crew of twelve had a weight of 317 tons and a length of 36.60 meters.
drive
- 1 × Deutz SAA SM517 8-cylinder diesel engine (160 kW)
- 1 × AEG AWT98 electric motor (57 kW)
- 2 × Walter gas turbine (3700 kW)
speed
- 9 knots (17 km / h) surfaced
- 5 knots (9.3 km / h) submerged (electric drive)
- 25 knots (46 km / h) submerged (Walter drive)
Range
- Surface 1840 nautical miles (3410 km) at 9 knots (17 km / h)
- 76 nautical miles (141 km) submerged at 2 knots (3.7 km / h) (electric drive)
- 117 nautical miles (217 km) submerged at 20 knots (37 km / h) (Walter drive)
Armament
- 2 × 533 mm torpedo tube
- 4 × torpedo