German submarine U-795
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German submarine U-795 was a Type XVIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
| History | |
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 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] |
| Decommissioned | 22 February 1945[1] |
| Fate | Scuttled on 3 May 1945, later broken up[1] |
| General characteristics [2][3] | |
| Class and type | Type XVIIA submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 36.60 m (120 ft 1 in) o/a |
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| Draught | 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) |
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| Complement | 12 |
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| Identification codes: | M 53 834 |
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| 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.
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