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

Commanders

5 Sep 1942	-	17 Oct 1943		KrvKpt. Heinz Buchholz
16 Apr 1944	-	5 May 1945		Oblt. (R) Friedrich Steinfeldt

Career
3 patrols

5 Sep 1942	-	31 Mar 1943	4. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1943	-	1 Sep 1943	12. Flottille (active service)
1 May 1944	-	30 Sep 1944	12. Flottille (active service)
1 Oct 1944	-	5 May 1945	33. Flottille (active service)

Successes

2 ships sunk, total tonnage 14,391 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 6,797 GRT

Fate

Taken over by Japan at Surabaya, Indonesia on 5 May 1945 and became the Japanese submarine I 506 on 15 July 1945.

Post war information (see more post-war boats):
Surrendered by Japanese at Surabaya in August 1945. Scuttled by the Royal Navy in the Bali Sea, east of Kangean Island, on 15 February 1946, possibly by the cruiser HMS Sussex.

Loss position

See the 3 ships hit by U-195 - View the 3 war patrols