U-490
Type | XIV | |||
| Ordered | 17 Jul, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 21 Feb, 1942 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 559) | ||
| Launched | 24 Dec, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 27 Mar, 1943 | Oblt. Wilhelm Gerlach | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 27 Mar, 1943 - 31 Mar, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1944 - 12 Jun, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk on June 12, 1944 north-west of the Azores in position 42.47N, 40.08W by depth charges from the US escort carrier USS Croatan, and depth charges from the destroyer escorts USS Frost, USS Huse and USS Inch. 60 survivors (No casualties). | |||
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in April 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-490 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 USS Frost, Kerrigan, Warren J., 2001 |