German submarine U-795

History
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
General characteristics
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
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

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 engine room was destroyed with explosives to prevent its usefulness to the enemy if captured.

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Type XVIIA	U-792 U-793 U-794 *U-795*
Type XVIIB	U-1405 U-1406 U-1407
List of U-boats of Germany

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]
Fate:	Wrecked, 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 1945–3 May 1945)
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Horst Selle (22 April 1944–3 May 1945)
Operations:	None
Victories:	None