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German U-Boat U-995

German submarine U-995 was a German Type VIIC/41 U-boat of the Kriegsmarine. She was laid down on 25th November 1942 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, Germany, and commissioned on 16th September 1943 with Oberleutnant Walter Köhntopp in command.

On 8th May 1945, she was stricken at Trondheim, Norway. She was surrendered to the British and then transferred to Norwegian ownership in October 1948.

In December 1952, U-995 became the Norwegian submarine Kaura and in 1965 she was stricken by the Royal Norwegian Navy. She then was sold for the symbolic price of one Deutsche Mark to Germany where she became a museum ship at Laboe Naval Memorial in October 1971
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General characteristicsType:Type VIIC/41submarine Displacement:

769 long tons (781 t) surfaced
871 long tons (885 t) submerged

Length:

67.23 m (220 ft 7 in) o/a
50.9 m (167 ft 0 in) pressure hull

Beam:

6.85 m (22 ft 6 in) o/a
5 m (16 ft 5 in) pressure hull

Draft: 5 m (16 ft 5 in) Propulsion:

2 × supercharged Germaniawerft, 6-cylinder, 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesels totalling 2,800–3,200 hp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470–490
2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296

Speed:

17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced
7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged

Range:

15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced
150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged

Test depth:

230 m (750 ft)
Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)

Complement: 44–52 officers & ratings Armament:

5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern)
14 × torpedoes
1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds)

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