SM U-95
Introduction '''SM ''U-95''''' was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. ''U-95'' was engaged in the naval warfare 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 Innes McCartney in 2006.
Design German 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 beam 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).
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageFate3 June 1917''Hollington''4,221Sunk12 June 1917''Polyxena''5,737Sunk24 July 1917''Bellville''992Damaged27 July 1917''Belle of England''3,877Sunk29 July 1917''Whitehall''3,158Sunk30 July 1917''Eolo''1,679Sunk31 July 1917''Beacon Grange''4,237Damaged3 September 1917''Majoren''2,747Sunk2 November 1917''Rochester''2,551Sunk10 November 1917''Lapwing''110Sunk11 November 1917HMT ''Thuringia''297Sunk13 November 1917''Ardmore''1,304Sunk13 November 1917''Carlo''3,040Sunk31 December 1917''Vigrid''1,617Sunk2 January 1918''Kingsley''633Damaged2 January 1918''Christos Markettos''3,084Sunk2 January 1918''Gallier''4,592Sunk
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