German submarine U-794
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 Nazi Germany
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| Name: | U-794 |
| Ordered: | 7 August 1942 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 718 |
| Laid down: | 1 February 1943 |
| Launched: | 7 October 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 14 November 1943 |
| Fate: | Scuttled on 5 May 1945, later broken up |
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| Class and type: | Type XVIIA submarine |
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| Length: | 36.60 m (120 ft 1 in) o/a |
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| Draught: | 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) |
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| Complement: | 12 |
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| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
U-794 was a Type XVIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was one of a small number of U-boats fitted with Hellmuth Walter's high test peroxide propulsion system, which offered a combination of air-independent propulsion and high submerged speeds. She spent the war as a trials vessel and was scuttled on 5 May 1945 in Gelting Bay.
U-794 was built by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel. The keel was laid down on 1 February 1943, the boat was launched on 7 October. She was commissioned on 14 November. The Feldpost Number was M 52 496.
U-794 did not undertake any combat patrols and was instead assigned as a trials boat at first to the 5th U-boat Flotilla, followed by the 8th U-boat Flotilla, before returning to the 5th flotilla for the rest of the war. In late March 1944, Admiral Karl Dönitz and four other admirals took part in a trial of U-794. Although they were enthusiastic, the boat, designed for high underwater speed (over 20 m.p.h.) was difficult to manoeuvre, and the keel to beam ratio was too high.
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN .
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