U-295
Type | VIIC/41 | |||
| Ordered | 14 Oct, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 31 Dec, 1942 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 60) | ||
| Launched | 13 Sep, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 20 Oct, 1943 | Oblt. Günther Wieboldt | ||
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| Career | 6 patrols | 20 Oct, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1944 - 30 Sep, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1944 - 31 Mar, 1945 13. Flottille (front boat) 1 Apr, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 14. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 warship damaged for a total of 1.150 tons | |||
| Fate | Surrendered at Narvik, Norway in May, 1945. Still there on 19 May, 1945. Transferred to Loch Eriboll, Scotland, for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-295 - View the 6 war patrols
General notes on this boat
On 24 January, 1945 U-295 hit a mine in the Arctic Sea and was damaged so badly that she had to return to base.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-295 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 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 |