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SM U-95 29th April 1917   SM U-95 Type U 93 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 259) Ordered 15 Sep 1915 Laid down 29 Mar 1916 Launched 20 Jan 1917 Commissioned 29 Apr 1917 Commanders. 15 Apr 1917 - 16 Jan 1918 Athalwin Prinz Career 6 patrols. 24 May 1917 - 16 Jan 1918 IV Flotilla Successes 14 ships sunk with a total of 38,014 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 5,862 tons. 3 Jun 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Hollington 4,221 br 12 Jun 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Polyxena 5,737 br 24 Jul 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Bellville (damaged) 992 sw 27 Jul 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Belle of England 3,877 br 29 Jul 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Whitehall 3,158 br 30 Jul 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Eolo 1,679 it 31 Jul 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Beacon Grange (damaged) 4,237 br 3 Sep 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Majoren 2,747 nw 2 Nov 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Rochester 2,551 am 10 Nov 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Lapwing 110 br 11 Nov 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Thuringia 297 br 13 Nov 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Ardmore 1,304 br 13 Nov 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Carlo 3,040 br 31 Dec 1917 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Vigrid 1,617 nw 2 Jan 1918 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Kingsley (damaged) 633 br 2 Jan 1918 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Christos Markettos 3,084 it 2 Jan 1918 U 95 Athalwin Prinz Gallier 4,592 br Fate 16 Jan 1918 - Sunk by unknown cause off Hardelot, France (identified wreck) in the second half of January, 1918. 36 dead (all hands lost). U 95 was assigned to operate in western English Channel with sinkings showing she was active through at least January 15th. The wreck of U 95 was recently discovered by divers. The wreck was originally believed to be U 93. Previously recorded fate. Rammed by SS Braeneil off the Lizard at 49.59N 05.12W., believed to be U 84 if any boat was the victim of this attack. There was another U 95 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Jul 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 31 Aug 1940. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about SM U-95? There are:0 items tagged SM U-95 available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served on SM U-95 during the Great War 1914-1918.