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 769 t when at the surface and 871 t while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10 m, a pressure hull length of 50.50 m, a beam of 6.20 m, a height of 9.60 m, and a draught of 4.74 m. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2800 to 3200 PS for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 PS for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 m.

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 kn and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 kn. When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nmi at 4 kn; when surfaced, she could travel 8500 nmi at 10 kn. U-1195 was fitted with five 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one 3.7 cm Flak M42 and two twin 2 cm 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 SS James Eagan Layne though this sinking is usually credited to GS U-399.

U-1195 attacked Convoy VWP 16 in the English Channel, sinking the troop transport SS Cuba (1923) on 6 April 1945. She was sunk by one of the convoy's escorts, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Watchman (D26), using a Hedgehog antisubmarine mortar on 7 April 1945 to the southeast of the Isle of Wight at 50.55618°N, -0.93828°W (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.