German submarine U-795 was a Type XVIIA U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. U-795 was laid down on 2 February 1943 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft shipyard at Kiel. Launched on 21 March 1944, the U-boat was commissioned on 22 April 1944 under the command of Oberleutnant Horst Selle. She served with 8th U-boat Flotilla until 15 February as a training boat, and then with 5th U-boat Flotilla until 3 May 1945. On 3 May 1945, while in dry dock at Kiel, the boats engine room was destroyed with explosives to prevent its usefulness to the enemy if captured.
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