German submarine U-590
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German submarine U-590 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-590 |
Ordered | 16 January 1940 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 566 |
Laid down | 31 October 1940 |
Launched | 6 August 1941 |
Commissioned | 2 October 1941 |
Fate | Sunk by a US aircraft on 9 July 1943[1] |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 23 773 |
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She carried out five patrols, was a member of six wolfpacks, sank one ship of 5,228 GRT and damaged one other of 5,464 GRT.
The boat was sunk by depth charges from a US aircraft on 9 July 1943.