WWI U-boats
U 95
| Type | U 93 | ||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 259) | ||||
| Ordered | 15 Sep 1915 | ||||
| Laid down | 29 Mar 1916 | ||||
| Launched | 20 Jan 1917 | ||||
| Commissioned | 29 Apr 1917 | ||||
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| Career | 6 patrols | ||||
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| Successes | 14 ships sunk with a total of 38,014 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 5,862 tons. (View ships hit by U 95) | ||||
| Fate | 16 Jan 1918 - Sunk by unknown cause off Hardelot, France (identified wreck) in the second half of January, 1918. 40 dead (all hands lost). | ||||
U 95 was assigned to operate in western English Channel with sinkings showing she was active through at least January 15th. The wreck of U 95 was recently discovered by divers. The wreck was originally believed to be U 93.
Previously recorded fate
Rammed by SS Braeneil off the Lizard at 49.59N 05.12W. U 84., if any boat was the victim of this attack.
There was another U 95 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Jul 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 31 Aug 1940. Take a look at U 95 from WWII.