Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-990

Type VIIC submarine

Displacement
757 long tons (769 t)
Length
67.1 m (220.1 ft)
Beam
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Speed
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-99028 July 1943 — 25 May 1944302 days of the war
Type VIIC submarine Particulars
Name
U-990
Builder
Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Ordered
25 May 1941
Laid down
17 October 1942
Launched
16 June 1943
Commissioned
28 July 1943
Fate
Sunk on 25 May 1944 in the Norwegian Sea by depth charges from an RAF Liberator bomber
By aircraft (1944)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
757 long tons (769 t)
Displacement, submerged
857 long tons (871 t)
Length
67.1 m (220.1 ft) OA
Beam
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Draught
4.74 m (15.6 ft)
Speed
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
Range
8,500 nmi (15,742 km)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

U-990 was a Type VIIC submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Blohm & Voss, Hamburg laid her keel on 17 October 1942. Launched on 16 June 1943, she entered service on 28 July 1943.

612 ships of the class were built. 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 302 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 25 May 1944 by aircraft, at 65°05′N 7°28′E. 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
  • 5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern)
  • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
  • 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun (220 rounds)
  • 1 × twin 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft gun

Sister ships

587 more in the class

Sources