U-990
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 25 May 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 17 Oct 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 190) | ||||||||
| Launched | 16 Jun 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 28 Jul 1943 | Kptlt. Hubert Nordheimer | ||||||||
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| Career 4 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 warship sunk for a total of 1,920 tons | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 25 May 1944 in North Sea west of Bodö, in position 65.05N, 07.28W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 59/S). 20 dead and 33 survivors. | |||||||||
Onboard the U-990 were the survivors from the sunken U-476. The German outpost boat V 5901 rescued 51 crew members of both crews (18 from U-476).
Wolfpack operations
U-990 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Werwolf (28 Jan 1944 - 27 Feb 1944)
Orkan (5 Mar 1944 - 10 Mar 1944)
Hammer (10 Mar 1944 - 26 Mar 1944)
Blitz (2 Apr 1944 - 4 Apr 1944)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-990 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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