U-295

Type

VIIC/41

Ordered

14 Oct 1941

Laid down

31 Dec 1942

Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 60)

Launched

13 Sep 1943

Commissioned

20 Oct 1943

Oblt. Günther Wieboldt

Commanders

20 Oct 1943

19 May 1945

Kptlt. Günter Wieboldt

Career
6 patrols

20 Oct 1943	-	31 Jul 1944	8. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1944	-	30 Sep 1944	11. Flottille (active service)
1 Oct 1944	-	31 Mar 1945	13. Flottille (active service)
1 Apr 1945	-	8 May 1945	14. Flottille (active service)

Successes

1 warship damaged, total tonnage 1,150 tons

Fate

Surrendered at Narvik, Norway on 9 May 1945.

Transferred to Loch Eriboll, Scotland, on 19 May and later to Loch Ryan via Lisahally.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 17 Dec, 1945 in position 56.14N, 10.37W.

Final location

See the 1 ships hit by U-295 - View the 6 war patrols

The U-boats that were in the Narvik area at the end of the war were all moved to the Skjomenfjord upon Allied orders to avoid conflicts with the Norwegians on 12 May. On 15 May, a German convoy of five ships (the fleet tender Grille with the staff of FdU Norwegen aboard, the fleet oiler Kärnten, the repair ship Kamerun and the depot ships Huascaran and Stella Polaris) and 15 U-boats (U-278, U-294, U-295, U-312, U-313, U-318, U-363, U-427, U-481, U-668, U-716, U-968, U-992, U-997 and U-1165) left for transfer to Trondheim, but was intercepted after two days by the 9th Escort Group off the Norwegian coast and officially capitulated. While the ships were allowed to proceed to Trondheim, the U-boats were escorted to Loch Eriboll, Scotland, arriving on 19 May. All U-boats were later that month transferred to Lisahally or Loch Ryan for Operation Deadlight.

Wolfpack operations

U-295 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Panther (21 Oct 1944 - 6 Nov 1944)
   Stier (21 Nov 1944 - 16 Dec 1944)
   Faust (16 Apr 1945 - 1 May 1945)

General notes on this boat

24 Jan 1945. On 24 January, 1945 U-295 hit a mine in the Barents 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.