U-95
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 30 May 1938 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 16 Sep 1939 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 600) | ||||||||
| Launched | 18 Jul 1940 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 31 Aug 1940 | Kptlt. Gerd Schreiber | ||||||||
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| Career 7 patrols |
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| Successes | 8 ships sunk for a total of 28,415 GRT 4 ships damaged for a total of 27,916 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk on 28 Nov, 1941 in west Mediterranean, south-west of Almeria in position 36.24N, 03.20W by torpedo from the Dutch submarine HrMs O 21. 35 dead and 12 survivors. | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-95 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Bosemüller (28 Aug 1941 - 2 Sep 1941)
Seewolf (2 Sep 1941 - 14 Sep 1941)
General notes on this boat
28 Nov 1941. The commander, Gerd Schreiber, survived the loss of this boat, U-95, along with 11 of his men. They were rescued by the attacker, the Dutch submarine O-21, and sent to POW camps.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-95 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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There was another U-95 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 20 Jan 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 19 Apr 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 95 during WWI.