German submarine U-995

U-995 Type VIIC/41 at the Laboe Naval Memorial
U-995 Type VIIC/41 at the Laboe Naval Memorial
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-995
Ordered14 October 1941
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number195
Laid down25 November 1942
Launched22 July 1943
Commissioned16 September 1943
FateSurrendered on 9 May 1945
Norway
NameKaura
AcquiredOctober 1948
Commissioned1 December 1952
Decommissioned1965
StatusMuseum ship at Laboe Naval Memorial since October 1971
General characteristics
Class and typeType VIIC/41 submarine
Displacement
Length
Beam
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draught4.74 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
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)
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament
Service record (Kriegsmarine)
Part of:
Identification codes: M 55 055
Commanders:
Operations:
  • 9 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • a. 18 – 23 May 1944
  • b. 30 June – 1 July 1944
  • 2nd patrol:
  • a. 3 – 28 July 1944
  • b. 30 July – 2 August 1944
  • c. 17 – 19 August 1944
  • d. 23 – 24 August 1944
  • e. 26 August 1944
  • 3rd patrol:
  • a. 29 August – 11 September 1944
  • b. 12 – 14 September 1944
  • 4th patrol:
  • 25 September – 3 October 1944
  • 5th patrol:
  • 14 October – 11 November 1944
  • 6th patrol:
  • 30 November – 9 December 1944
  • 7th patrol:
  • 11 December 1944 – 7 January 1945
  • 8th patrol:
  • 2 February – 6 March 1945
  • 9th patrol:
  • a. 13 – 25 March 1945
  • b. 26 – 28 March 1945
Victories:
  • 3 merchant ships sunk
    (1,560 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (105 tons)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (633 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship total loss
    (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. She is preserved at Laboe Naval Memorial near Kiel.