Unterseeboot 995

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Unterseeboot 995 was a Type VIIC/41 submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down on November 251942 by Blohm + Voss of Hamburg, Germany. She was commissioned on September 161943 with Oblt. Walter Köhntopp in command.

Commanders:

• September 161943 to October 91944 Kapitänleutnant Walter Köhntopp
• October 101944 to May 81945 Oberleutnant Hans-Georg Hess Knight's Cross

During the war she conducted 9 patrols:

• September 161943 to 31 May1944 5th Flottille (training)
• June 11944 to February 281945 13th Flottille (front boat)
• March 11945 to May 81945 14th Flottille (front boat)

During her career she sunk:

• 3 ships sunk for a total of 1.560 GRT
• 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 633 GRT
• 1 warship sunk for a total of 105 tons
• 1 ship a total loss for a total of 7.176 GRT

At the end of the war she was stricken at Trondheim, Norway on May 81945. She was surrendered to the British and then transferred to Norway in October 1948. In December 1952 U995 became the Norwegian submarine Kaura and in 1965 she was stricken by the Norwegian navy. She then was sold for the symbolic price of one Deutsche Mark to Germany where she became a museum ship at Laboe in October 1971.

References

• [U995] @ Uboat.net

See also

• List of U-boats

 

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