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When submerged, the boat could operate for 121 nautical miles (224 km 139 mi) at 2 knots (3.7 km/h 2.3 mph) when surfaced, she could travel 12,750 nautical miles (23,610 km 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h 12 mph). The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h 23.9 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h 7.9 mph). The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 200 metres (660 ft). She had two shafts and two 1.85 m (6 ft) propellers.

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The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines plus two MWM RS34.5S six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines for cruising, producing a total of 9,000 metric horsepower (6,620 kW 8,880 shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 1,000 shaft horsepower (1,010 PS 750 kW) for use while submerged. U-195 had a displacement of 1,610 tonnes (1,580 long tons) when at the surface and 1,799 tonnes (1,771 long tons) while submerged. German Type IXD2 submarines were considerably larger than the original Type IXs. It is unclear if U-195 underwent the same engine history as U-180, but it seems likely. ( U-180 had been trialled originally with six diesel engines driving two propeller shafts, but overheating proved such a problem that these engines were removed and replaced with a pair of 2,200 hp MAN diesel engines). The other IX-D1 was U-180, which was lost in the Bay of Biscay in 1944 whilst setting out for a voyage to Japan. U-195 was one of two IX-D1 transport U-boats that had their forward torpedo tubes removed and the compartment converted into a cargo hold. The submarine was laid down on at the DeSchiMAG AG Weser yard in Bremen as yard number 1041, launched on 8 April 1942, and commissioned on 5 September 1942 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Heinz Buchholz. German submarine U-195 was a Type IXD1 transport U-boat which served in World War II.

6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern).