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U-Boat Operations
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Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
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Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-490Type XIV
Feldpost NumberM 51 045
Construction YardDeutsche Werke AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number559
Ordered17th Jul 1941
Keel laid21st Feb 1942
Launched24th Dec 1942
Commissioned27th Mar 1943
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
03.43 - 03.444.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
04.44 - 06.4412.U-Flottille, Bordeaux
Frontboot-Versuchboot (supply boat)
Commanders
27.03.43 - 11.06.44OLdR Wilhelm Gerlach

Operations information for U-490
04.05.1944 - 12.06.1944
First Sailing - active patrol
U-490 left Kiel under the command of Wilhelm Gerlach on 4th May 1944. The boat was sunk on 12th Jun 1944.

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