German submarine U-90 (1941)

U-90 was a Type VIIC submarine, operated by the Kriegsmarine. She carried the pennant number 1941. Flender Werke, Lübeck laid her keel on 1 October 1940. She entered service on 20 December 1941, having been launched on 25 October 1941.

Her class ran to 612 ships. The class followed the Type UB III, Vetehinen class and was succeeded by the Type XXI (Late-war replacement).

The boat displaced 757 long tons surfaced and 857 long tons submerged. She measured 67.1 m (220 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 17.7 knots.

Her main battery was one 88 mm (3.5 in) guns.

She was in commission for 216 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 24 July 1942, at 48°12′N 40°56′W. The wreck survives.

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