U-95

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered30 May 1938
Laid down 16 Sep 1939 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 600)
Launched18 Jul 1940
Commissioned31 Aug 1940Kptlt. Gerd Schreiber
Commanders
31 Aug 1940 - 28 Nov 1941   Gerd Schreiber
Career7 patrols 31 Aug 1940 - 1 Nov 1940  7. Flottille (training)
1 Nov 1940 - 28 Nov 1941  7. Flottille (front boat)
Successes8 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.

See the 12 ships hit by U-95 - View the 7 war patrols

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.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 1998.
De Kat met de Negen Levens. Claes, Wijnand,
Onder de bloedvlag van de O21. Van Dulm, J. F., 1947.
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.


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.