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German submarine ''U-190'' was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' built for service during World War II.〔(Alberta diver to search for WWII u-boats off East Coast ), ''Edmonton Journal'', 18 January 2006〕 Her keel was laid down on 7 October 1941 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen. She was launched on 3 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. ==Design== German Type IXC/40 submariness were slightly larger than the original Type IXCs. ''U-190'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, it could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-190'' was fitted with six torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one , 180 rounds, and a as well as a anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German submarine U-190」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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