U-995 German U-Boot in Laboe, Germany 🇩🇪

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It is a Type VIIC/41 U-Boot of Germany's Kriegsmarine which can be familiar from the movie classic and TV-series "Das Boot".

She was laid down on 25 November 1942 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, Germany, and commissioned on 16 September 1943 with Oberleutnant zur See Walter Köhntopp in command.

At the end of WW2, on 8 May 1945, it was stricken at Trondheim, Norway. 🇧🇻 She was surrendered to the British 🇬🇧 and then transferred to Norwegian ownership in October 1948.

In December 1952 U-995 became the Norwegian submarine Kaura (Norwegian K class) and in 1965 she was stricken from service by the Royal Norwegian Navy.

She then was offered to the West German government for the ceremonial price of one Deutsche Mark.

The offer was refused; however, the boat was saved by the German Navy League (DMB).

In October 1971, U-995 became a museum ship at Laboe Naval Memorial.

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