German submarine U-795

German submarine U-795 was a Type XVIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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
Decommissioned	22 February 1945
Fate	Scuttled on 3 May 1945, later broken up
General characteristics
Class and 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 – 3 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 53 834
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. 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.

Bibliography

• Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
• Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
• Gröner, Eric; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

External links

• Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type XVII boat U-795". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.