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.[1]
Type U 93 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type U 87 submarines. U-95 had a displacement of 838t when at the surface and 1000t while submerged. She had a total length of 71.55m (234.74feet), a pressure hull length of 56.05m (183.89feet), a beam of 6.3m (20.7feet), a height of 8.25m (27.07feet), and a draught of 3.94m (12.93feet). The submarine was powered by two 2400PS engines for use while surfaced, and two 1200PS 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 8.8sp=usNaNsp=us SK L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of thirty-six (thirty-two crew members and four officers).
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[2] | Fate[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 1917 | Hollington |  United Kingdom | 4,221 | Sunk | |
| 12 June 1917 | Polyxena | United Kingdom | 5,737 | Sunk | |
| 24 July 1917 | Bellville |  Sweden | 992 | Damaged | |
| 27 July 1917 | Belle of England | United Kingdom | 3,877 | Sunk | |
| 29 July 1917 | Whitehall | United Kingdom | 3,158 | Sunk | |
| 30 July 1917 | Eolo | 1,679 | Sunk | ||
| 31 July 1917 | Beacon Grange | United Kingdom | 4,237 | Damaged | |
| 3 September 1917 | Majoren |  Norway | 2,747 | Sunk | |
| 2 November 1917 | Rochester |  United States | 2,551 | Sunk | |
| 10 November 1917 | Lapwing | United Kingdom | 110 | Sunk | |
| 11 November 1917 | HMT Thuringia | 297 | Sunk | ||
| 13 November 1917 | Ardmore | United Kingdom | 1,304 | Sunk | |
| 13 November 1917 | Carlo | United Kingdom | 3,040 | Sunk | |
| 31 December 1917 | Vigrid | Norway | 1,617 | Sunk | |
| 2 January 1918 | Kingsley | United Kingdom | 633 | Damaged | |
| 2 January 1918 | Christos Markettos | 3,084 | Sunk | ||
| 2 January 1918 | Gallier | United Kingdom | 4,592 | Sunk |