![]() She then was offered to the German government for the ceremonial price of one Deutsche Mark. In December 1952 U995 became the Norwegian submarine Kaura and in 1965 she was stricken from service by the Royal Norwegian Navy. She was surrendered to the British and then transferred to Norwegian ownership in October 1948. Stier (11 December 1944 - 6 January 1945)Īt the end of the war on she was stricken at Trondheim, Norway.Panther (16 October - 10 November 1944).U-995 took part in five wolfpacks, namely. 1 March 1945 to 14th Flotilla (front boat).1 June 1944 to 28 February 1945 13th Flotilla (front boat).16 September 1943 to 5th Flotilla (training).The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.ĭuring the war U-995 conducted 9 patrols: U-995 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h 4.6 mph) when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h 12 mph). The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h 8.7 mph). The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft). She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). U-995 had a displacement of 759 tonnes (747 long tons) when at the surface and 860 tonnes (850 long tons) while submerged. German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavier Type VIIC submarines. 10 October 1944 to Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Georg Hess (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross). ![]() 16 September 1943 to 9 October 1944 Kapitänleutnant Walter Köhntopp.She was laid down on 25 November 1942 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, Germany, and commissioned on 16 September 1943 with Oberleutnant zur See Walter Köhntopp in command. German submarine U-995 is a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.
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