German submarine U-490
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| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-490 |
| Ordered: | 17 July 1941 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 559 |
| Laid down: | 21 February 1942 |
| Launched: | 24 December 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 27 March 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 12 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type XIV submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,668 long tons (1,695 t) surfaced 1,932 long tons (1,963 t) submerged |
| Length: | 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) overall 47.5 m (155 ft 10 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in) overall 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) pressure hull |
| Height: | 11.7 m (38 ft 5 in) |
| Draft: | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Germaniawerft F46 supercharged 6-cylinder diesel engines, 3,200 hp (2,400 kW) 2 × SSW Gu343/388-8 double-acting electric motors 750 hp (560 kW) |
| Speed: | 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h) surfaced 6.2 knots (11.5 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 12,350 nmi (22,870 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 55 nmi (102 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Complement: | 53–60 men |
| Armament: | • 2 × 37 mm AA guns • 2 × 20 mm AA guns |
| Service record[1][2] | |
| Part of: | 4th U-boat Flotilla (27 March 1943–31 March 1944) 12th U-boat Flotilla (1 April 1944–12 June 1944) |
| Commanders: | Oblt. Wilhelm Gerlach (27 March 1943–12 June 1944) |
| Operations: | 1st patrol: 4 May–12 June 1944 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-490 was a Type XIV supply and replenishment U-boat("Milchkuh") of the of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Her keel was laid down on 21 February 1942, by Germaniawerft of Kiel. She was commissioned on 27 March 1943, with Oberleutnant zur See Wilhelm Gerlach in command, who remained in command for the boat's entire career.[1]
On 12 June 1944, north-west of the Azores, while on her first patrol, U-490 was sunk by depth charges from the United States escort carrier Croatan (CVE-25), and destroyer escorts Frost (DE-144), Huse (DE-145), Inch (DE-146), and Snowden (DE-246). All 60 of her crew survived.[1]
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ a b c "The Type XIV boat U-490 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/u490.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-490 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/u490.html. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- Bibliography
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Coordinates: 42°47′N 40°08′W / 42.783°N 40.133°W
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