SM ''U-95'' was one of the 329

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s serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. ''U-95'' was engaged in the

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and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She was rammed and sunk by the steamship SS ''Breaneil'' off the Lizard Peninsula on 7 January 1918. The wreck was found and identified by archaeologist

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in 2006.

Design

Type U 93 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type U 87 submarines. ''U-95'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a

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of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two engines for use while surfaced, and two engines for use while submerged. She had two propeller shafts. She was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-95'' was fitted with six torpedo tubes (four at the bow and two at the stern), twelve to sixteen torpedoes, and one SK L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of thirty-six (thirty-two crew members and four officers).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:U0095 World War I submarines of Germany German Type U 93 submarines Ships built in Kiel 1917 ships U-boats commissioned in 1917 Maritime incidents in 1918 U-boats sunk in 1918 Submarines lost with all hands World War I shipwrecks in the English Channel