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Nazi Germany | |
Name: | U-795 |
Ordered: | 7 August 1942 |
Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number: | 719 |
Laid down: | 2 February 1943 |
Launched: | 21 March 1944 |
Commissioned: | 22 April 1944 |
Fate: | Wrecked, 3 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 |
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.
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 .