U-195
Type | IXD1 | |||||
| Ordered | 4 Nov, 1940 | |||||
| Laid down | 15 May, 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1041) | ||||
| Launched | 8 Apr, 1942 | |||||
| Commissioned | 5 Sep, 1942 | Kptlt. Heinz Buchholz | ||||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 5 Sep, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1943 - 1 Sep, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat) 1 May, 1944 - 30 Sep, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 14.391 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 6.797 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Taken over by Japan at Surabaja, Indonesia in May 1945 and became the Japanese submarine I 506 on 15 Jul 1945. Surrendered at Djakarta in August 1945. Broken up in 1947. | |||||
See the 3 ships hit by U-195 - View the 3 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
20 Jul, 1943
One man was lost during an air attack in the Bay of Biscay. [Matrosenobergefreiter Arthur List]
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
20 Jul, 1943
One man was lost during an air attack in the Bay of Biscay. [Matrosenobergefreiter Arthur List]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Adventures, Wiggins, Melanie, 1999 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |