Uma bela e mortal mÁquina.
O submarino U-995 era um Modelo VIIC/41 da Marinha de Guerra alemã. Foi lanÇado em 25 de Novembro de 1942 pela companhia Blohm & Voss, de Hamburgo, e comissionado em 16 de Setembro de 1943, sob o comando do Tenente-Comandante Walter KÖhntopp.
General characteristics
Type: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)
