German submarine U-190

U-190 in June 1945
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-190
Ordered	4 November 1940
Builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	1036
Laid down	7 October 1941
Launched	8 June 1942
Commissioned	24 September 1942
Fate	Surrendered to the Royal Canadian Navy, 14 May 1945
Canada
Acquired	14 May 1945
Commissioned	19 May 1945
Decommissioned	24 July 1947
Fate	Sunk as a target, 21 October 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IXC/40 submarine
Displacement	1,144 t (1,126 long tons) surfaced 1,257 t (1,237 long tons) submerged
Length	76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) o/a 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) o/a 4.44 m (14 ft 7 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.67 m (15 ft 4 in)
Installed power	4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels) 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged
Range	13,850 nmi (25,650 km; 15,940 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 63 nmi (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 44 enlisted
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds) 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA gun 1 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns
Service record (Kriegsmarine)[1][2]
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla 24 September 1942 – 28 February 1943 2nd U-boat Flotilla 1 March 1943 – 30 September 1944 33rd U-boat Flotilla 1 October 1944 – 1 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 49 098
Commanders:	Kptlt. Max Wintermeyer 24 September 1942 – 5 July 1944 Oblt.z.S. Hans-Erwin Reith 6 July 1944 – 14 May 1945
Operations:	6 patrols: 1st patrol: 20 February – 30 March 1943 2nd patrol: a. 1 May – 19 August 1943 b. 30 September – 1 October 1943 3rd patrol: a. 7 October 1943 – 15 January 1944 b. 7 – 8 March 1944 c. 11 – 12 March 1944 4th patrol: 16 March – 20 June 1944 5th patrol: a. 17 August – 4 October 1944 b. 10 – 14 February 1945 6th patrol: 19 February – 14 May 1945
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk (7,015 GRT) 1 warship sunk (590 tons)

German submarine U-190 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II.^[3]

Her keel was laid down on 7 October 1941 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen. She was launched on 8 June 1942 and commissioned on 24 September 1942 with Kapitänleutnant Max Wintermeyer in command.

She carried out a total of six war patrols during which she sank two ships. On 6 July 1944 Wintermeyer was relieved by Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Erwin Reith who commanded the boat for the rest of her career in the Kriegsmarine.

After VE Day, she was surrendered to the Royal Canadian Navy, in which she served for two more years as HMCS U-190.