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 | 28 Jul, 1943 - 31 Dec, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1944 - 25 May, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| 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. | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-990 - View the 4 war patrols
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).
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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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 |