German submarine U-95 (1940)

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-95
Ordered	30 May 1938
Builder	Germaniawerft at Kiel
Yard number	600
Laid down	16 September 1939
Launched	18 July 1940
Commissioned	31 August 1940
Fate	Sunk by a Dutch submarine on 28 November 1941 in the Mediterranean Sea
General characteristics
Type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 769 tonnes (757 long tons) ↑; 871 t (857 long tons) ↓
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help); 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490; 2 × AEG electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced; 7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 8,500 nmi (15,700 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) ↑; 80 km (43 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) ↓
Test depth	list error: <br /> list (help); 230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	44–52 officers & ratings
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); • 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern); • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; • 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds); • Various AA guns
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); Kriegsmarine:; 7th U-boat Flotilla
Identification codes:	M 07 970
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help); Kptlt. Gerd Schreiber; (31 August 1940–28 November 1941
Operations:	list error: <br /> list (help); Seven; 1st patrol:; 20 November–6 December 1940; 2nd patrol:; 16 December 1940–14 January 1941; 3rd patrol:; 16 February–19 March 1941; 4th patrol:; 12 April–13 May 1941; 5th patrol:; 30 June–31 July 1941; 6th patrol:; 21 August–20 September 1941; 7th patrol:; 19 November–28 November 1941
Victories:	list error: <br /> list (help); Eight ships sunk; 28,415 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help);; four ships damaged - 27,916 GRT

German submarine U-95 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 16 September 1939 by Germaniawerft at Kiel as 'werk' 600 and commissioned on 31 August 1940. In seven patrols, she sank eight ships for a total of 28,415 GRT and damaged four other vessels for a total of 27,916 GRT.

U-95 was sunk by a torpedo from a Dutch submarine on 28 November 1941 in the Mediterranean Sea.

Operational career

U-95 was a member of two wolfpacks.

1st patrol

The boat left Kiel for her first patrol on 20 November 1940. She entered the Northern Atlantic Ocean and damaged the Ringhorn on the 28th with her deck gun, having missed with two torpedoes. The merchantman was hit in the funnel and near the bridge, but the action could not be brought to a successful conclusion because of weather conditions. The Germans, believing the ship would sink, left the area but the crew re-boarded her and sailed to Belfast Lough.

U-95 also damaged the Conch on 2 December. This ship had already been hit by U-47 about 370 mi (600 km) west of Bloody Foreland (Ireland). The boat fired four torpedoes, one of which struck the vessel. She was eventually sunk by U-99.

The submarine headed for her new French Atlantic base, arriving at Lorient on 6 December.

2nd patrol

U-95 continued the business of damaging ships when she attacked, but did not sink, the Walotira 124 mi (200 km) northwest of Rockall on 26 December 1940. This vessel met her end due to the actions of U-99 on the 27th.

3rd patrol

The boat left Lorient on 16 February 1941 for her third sortie. She sank the Cape Nelson and the Temple Moat south of Iceland on the 24th.

When the Pacific went down on 2 March north of Rockall, there was only one survivor. The destruction of the neutral Murjek was even more bloody. She went to the bottom with all hands on the 5th.

U-95 returned to France, but to St. Nazaire on 19 March.

4th patrol

The boat maintained her success on her fourth patrol, sinking theTaranger 150 mi (240 km) southwest of Reykavik in Iceland on 3 May 1941.

5th patrol

For her fifth patrol, U-95 damaged the Palma west southwest of Bantry Bay (Ireland)^[1] on 20 July 1941. One hit with her deck gun was reported when three rounds had struck their target.

6th patrol

U-95's only kill on her sixth foray was the Trinidad. The relatively small ship was sunk with 37 rounds from the boat's deck gun due west of La Rochelle on 6 September 1941.

7th patrol and loss

The submarine successfully forced the heavily defended Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea. She was sunk by a torpedo from the Dutch submarine O 21 southwest of Almeria in Spain on 28 November 1941.

35 men died with the U-boat; there were 12 survivors.

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate^[2]
27 November 1940	Irene Maria	United Kingdom	1,862	Sunk
28 November 1940	Ringhorn	Norway	1,298	Damaged
2 December 1940	Conch	United Kingdom	8,376	Damaged
26 December 1940	Waiotira	United Kingdom	12,823	Damaged
24 February 1941	Cape Nelson	United Kingdom	3,807	Sunk
24 February 1941	Svein Jarl	Norway	1,908	Sunk
24 February 1941	Temple Moat	United Kingdom	4,427	Sunk
2 March 1941	Pacific	United Kingdom	6,034	Sunk
5 March 1941	Mursjek	Sweden	5,070	Sunk
3 May 1941	Taranger	United Kingdom	4,873	Sunk
20 July 1941	Palma	United Kingdom	5,419	Damaged
6 September 1941	Trinidad	Panama	434	Sunk

References

^ The Times Atlas of the World - Third edition, revised 1995, ISBN 0 7230 0809 4, p. 9
^ http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u95html

"Uboat.net". The Boats – U-95. Retrieved 1 August 2007.

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