Kriegsmarine — Submarine
German submarine U-490
- Displacement
- 1,661 long tons (1,688 t)
- Length
- 67.1 m (220.1 ft)
- Beam
- 9.35 m (30.7 ft)
- Speed
- 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h, 17.1 mph)
- Complement
- 53
- Main gun
- 37 mm (1.5 in)
Service
- as U-49027 March 1943 — 12 June 1944443 days of the war
Type XIV ocean-going submarine tanker
Particulars
- Name
- U-490
- Builder
- Germaniawerft, Kiel
- Ordered
- 17 July 1941
- Laid down
- 21 February 1942
- Launched
- 24 December 1942
- Commissioned
- 27 March 1943
- Fate
- Sunk on 12 June 1944 (1944)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 1,661 long tons (1,688 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 1,901 long tons (1,932 t)
- Length
- 67.1 m (220.1 ft) OA
- Beam
- 9.35 m (30.7 ft)
- Draught
- 6.51 m (21.4 ft)
- Speed
- 14.9 knots (27.6 km/h, 17.1 mph)
- Range
- 12,350 nmi (22,872 km)
- Complement
- 53
- Main gun
- 37 mm (1.5 in)
U-490 was a submarine of the Type XIV ocean-going submarine tanker in service with the Kriegsmarine. Germaniawerft, Kiel laid her keel on 21 February 1942. She entered service on 27 March 1943, having been launched on 24 December 1942.
Ten ships of the class were built.
The boat displaced 1,661 long tons surfaced and 1,901 long tons submerged. She measured 67.1 m (220 ft) long with a beam of 9.3 m (31 ft). Her designed speed was 14.9 knots, and she carried a complement of 53.
Her main battery was two 37 mm (1.5 in) guns.
She was in commission for 443 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 12 June 1944, at 42°47′N 40°08′W. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 shafts
- 2 × diesel engines
- 2 × electric motors
- Power
- 2800 - 3200 PS (diesels)
- 750 PS (electric)
- Armament
- 2 × 3.7 cm SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns
- 1 × 2 cm C/30 AA gun
Sister ships
Sources
- Facts harvested from German submarine U-490 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.