German submarine U-995

U-995

U-995 Type VIIC at the Laboe Naval Memorial
History
Nazi Germany
Ordered:	14 October 1941
Builder:	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number:	195
Laid down:	25 November 1942
Launched:	22 July 1943
Commissioned:	16 September 1943
Fate:	Surrendered
Norway
Name:	Kaura
Acquired:	October 1948
Commissioned:	December 1952
Decommissioned:	1965
Status:	Museum ship at Laboe Naval Memorial
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type VIIC/41 submarine
Displacement:	759 tonnes (747 long tons) surfaced 860 t (846 long tons) submerged
Length:	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam:	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draught:	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power:	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed:	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range:	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	230 m (750 ft) Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement:	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament:	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 ×torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
Service record
Part of:	Kriegsmarine 5th U-boat Flotilla (Training), 16 September 1943–31 May 1944 13th U-boat Flotilla (Front Boat), 1 June 1944–28 February 1945 14th U-boat Flotilla (Front Boat), 1 March–8 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 55 095
Commanders:	Kptlt. Walter Köhntopp, 19 September 1943–9 October 1944 Oblt.z.S. Hans-Georg Hess, 10 October 1944–8 May 1945
Operations:	9 patrols
Victories:	3 ships sunk for 1.560 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk for 633 GRT 1 warship sunk for 105 tons 1 ship a total loss for 7.176 GRT

German submarine U-995 is a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. She was laid down on 25 November 1942 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, Germany, and commissioned on 16 September 1943 with Oberleutnant zur See Walter Köhntopp in command.

During the war U-995's commanders were:

German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavier Type VIIC submarines. U-995 had a displacement of 759 tonnes (747 long tons) when at the surface and 860 tonnes (850 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).