German submarine U-1195
German submarine U-1195 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.

Her keel was laid down 6 February 1943, by F. Schichau, of Danzig. She was commissioned 4 November 1943.

Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-1195 had a displacement of  when at the surface and  while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of  for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of  for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two  propellers. The boat 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, the boat could operate for  at ; when surfaced, she could travel  at . U-1195 was fitted with five  torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one  SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one  Flak M42 and two twin  C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.

Service history
Under the command of Ernst Cordes, she sank the Liberty Ship John R. Park.  on 21 March 1945. Another account suggests the ship sunk was the  though this sinking is usually credited to .

U-1195 attacked Convoy VWP 16 in the English Channel, sinking the troop transport  on 6 April 1945. She was sunk by one of the convoys escorts, the Royal Navy destroyer , using a Hedgehog antisubmarine mortar on 7 April 1945 to the southeast of the Isle of Wight at  (WGS84) in 30 metres (98 feet) of water. Fifty crew members were alive when she sank; however, only 14 survived. Kemp reports the crew had to make a risky underwater escape from the wrecked vessel.

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German Type VIIC submarines
U-boats commissioned in 1943
U-boats sunk in 1945
World War II submarines of Germany
World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel
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Ships built by Schichau
Maritime incidents in April 1945