SM U-95

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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-95.
History
German Empire
Name: U-95
Ordered: 15 September 1915
Builder: Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number: 259
Laid down: 29 March 1916
Launched: 20 January 1917
Commissioned: 29 April 1917
Fate: Sunk by unknown cause off Hardelot, France in the second half of January, 1918. 36 dead (all hands lost).
General characteristics [1]
Class & type: German Type U 93 submarine
Displacement:
  • 838 t (825 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,000 t (980 long tons) submerged
Length:
Beam:
  • 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) (o/a)
  • 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) (pressure hull)
Height: 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draught: 3.94 m (12 ft 11 in)
Installed power:
  • 2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced
  • 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion: 2 shafts, 2 × 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers
Speed:
  • 16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph) surfaced
  • 8.6 knots (15.9 km/h; 9.9 mph) submerged
Range:
  • 9,020 nmi (16,710 km; 10,380 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 52 nmi (96 km; 60 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth: 50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement: 4 officers, 32 enlisted
Armament:
  • 6 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern)
  • 12-16 torpedoes
  • 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun
Service record
Part of:
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Athalwin Prinz[2]
  • 15 April 1917 – 16 January 1918
Operations: 6 patrols
Victories:
  • 14 merchant ships sunk (38,014 GRT)
  • 3 ships damaged (5,862 GRT)

SM U-95 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-95 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She sank by unknown causes off Hardelot, France, in the second half of January 1918.[3]

Design

German Type U 93 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type U 87 submarines. U-95 had a displacement of 838 tonnes (825 long tons) when at the surface and 1,000 tonnes (980 long tons) while submerged.[1] It had a total length of 234 ft 9 in (71.55 m), a pressure hull length of 183 ft 11 in (56.06 m), a beam of 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m), and a draught of 12 ft 11 in (3.94 m). The submarine was powered by two 2,400 metric horsepower (1,800 kW; 2,400 shp) engines for use while surfaced, and two 1,200 metric horsepower (880 kW; 1,200 shp) engines for use while submerged. It had two propeller shafts and two 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers. It was capable of operating at depths of up to 50 metres (160 ft).[1]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 8.6 knots (15.9 km/h; 9.9 mph).[1] When submerged, it could operate for 52 nautical miles (96 km; 60 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph); when surfaced, it could travel 9,020 nautical miles (16,710 km; 10,380 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). U-95 was fitted with six 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (four at the bow and two at the stern), twelve to sixteen torpedoes, and one 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) deck machine gun. It had a complement of thirty-six (thirty-two crew members and four officers).[1]

Summary of raiding career

Date Name Nationality Tonnage
(GRT)		 Fate[4]
3 June 1917 Hollington  United Kingdom 4,221 Sunk
12 June 1917 Polyxena  United Kingdom 5,737 Sunk
24 July 1917 Bellville  Sweden 992 Damaged
27 July 1917 Belle of England  United Kingdom 3,877 Sunk
29 July 1917 Whitehall  United Kingdom 3,158 Sunk
30 July 1917 Eolo  Kingdom of Italy 1,679 Sunk
31 July 1917 Beacon Grange  United Kingdom 4,237 Damaged
3 September 1917 Majoren  Norway 2,747 Sunk
2 November 1917 Rochester  United States 2,551 Sunk
10 November 1917 Lapwing  United Kingdom 110 Sunk
11 November 1917 HMT Thuringia  Royal Navy 297 Sunk
13 November 1917 Ardmore  United Kingdom 1,304 Sunk
13 November 1917 Carlo  United Kingdom 3,040 Sunk
31 December 1917 Vigrid  Norway 1,617 Sunk
2 January 1918 Kingsley  United Kingdom 633 Damaged
2 January 1918 Christos Markettos  Kingdom of Italy 3,084 Sunk
2 January 1918 Gallier  United Kingdom 4,592 Sunk

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Gröner 1985, pp. 38-39.
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