List of all U-boats
U-795
Type | XVIIA | |||||||||
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 2 Feb 1943 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 719) | ||||||||
| Launched | 21 Mar 1944 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 22 Apr 1944 | Oblt. Horst Selle | ||||||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Used for trials. Decommissioned on 22 Feb 1945. Scuttled on May 3 1945 at Germaniawerft in Kiel. Later broken up. | |||||||||
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The wreck of U-795 at Germaniawerft, Kiel after the war.
U-795 had been standing on dry land in Kiel since at least Feb of 1945 until it was blown up on May 3, 1945 in an explosion which was meant to destroy the engine room instalments.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-795 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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