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U-190 after her surrender to the Royal Canadian Navy, May, 1945
A Type IXC/40 U-Boat launched in October 1941 by AG Weser in Bremen, U-190 performed two war patrols and sank two vessels: the Empire Lakeland on March 8, 1943 and the Canadian Bangor-class minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt on April 16, 1945 outside Halifax Harbor. The latter attack, which used a T-5 "GNAT" acoustic torpedo, killed 44 of Esquimalt's crew. The remaining 26 were picked up by another minesweeper, Sarnia. U-190 also fired a torpedo at a Liberty Ship, the William H. Webb, in June 1943, but the attack failed.
U-190 was still at sea when her crew received Dönitz's order to surrender on May 8, 1945. On May 11, U-190 surfaced and broadcast her position. She was met by the frigate HMCS Victoriaville who took the German crew aboard as POW's, put a prize crew aboard (who hauled up the white ensign), and escorted the submarine into the port of Bay Bulls, Newfoundland on May 14.
Five days later, U-190 was commissioned into the RCN, which took the sub on tour of Canadian ports along the St. Lawrence River. After that, she was based in Halifax, serving as an ASW training vessel. She performed this role until the RCN paid her off in July 1947.
On October 21st, 1947 (Trafalgar Day), U-190, painted in red and yellow stripes, was towed out to the approximate co-ordinates of where she sank Esquimalt to be used as target practice by naval air and surface units. The first attack--using air to ground rockets--was begun by eight Supermarine Seafires, eight Fairey Fireflies, two Swordfishes, and two Avro Ansons. The surface attack was to be performed by the minesweeper New Liskard, and the Tribal-class destroyers Haida and Nootka. The air attack went ahead without incident, but before the ships could take their turn, U-190 plunged stern first to the bottom.
Before she was sunk, U-190's periscope was removed and stored first at the HMC Dockyard in Halifax before being put on display at the Crow's Nest Officer's Club in St. John's. Decades of wear and tear took its toll on the artifact so in the 1990's it was restored before being put back on display at the club
U-190 after her surrender to the Royal Canadian Navy, May, 1945
A Type IXC/40 U-Boat launched in October 1941 by AG Weser in Bremen, U-190 performed two war patrols and sank two vessels: the Empire Lakeland on March 8, 1943 and the Canadian Bangor-class minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt on April 16, 1945 outside Halifax Harbor. The latter attack, which used a T-5 "GNAT" acoustic torpedo, killed 44 of Esquimalt's crew. The remaining 26 were picked up by another minesweeper, Sarnia. U-190 also fired a torpedo at a Liberty Ship, the William H. Webb, in June 1943, but the attack failed.
U-190 was still at sea when her crew received Dönitz's order to surrender on May 8, 1945. On May 11, U-190 surfaced and broadcast her position. She was met by the frigate HMCS Victoriaville who took the German crew aboard as POW's, put a prize crew aboard (who hauled up the white ensign), and escorted the submarine into the port of Bay Bulls, Newfoundland on May 14.
Five days later, U-190 was commissioned into the RCN, which took the sub on tour of Canadian ports along the St. Lawrence River. After that, she was based in Halifax, serving as an ASW training vessel. She performed this role until the RCN paid her off in July 1947.
On October 21st, 1947 (Trafalgar Day), U-190, painted in red and yellow stripes, was towed out to the approximate co-ordinates of where she sank Esquimalt to be used as target practice by naval air and surface units. The first attack--using air to ground rockets--was begun by eight Supermarine Seafires, eight Fairey Fireflies, two Swordfishes, and two Avro Ansons. The surface attack was to be performed by the minesweeper New Liskard, and the Tribal-class destroyers Haida and Nootka. The air attack went ahead without incident, but before the ships could take their turn, U-190 plunged stern first to the bottom.
Before she was sunk, U-190's periscope was removed and stored first at the HMC Dockyard in Halifax before being put on display at the Crow's Nest Officer's Club in St. John's. Decades of wear and tear took its toll on the artifact so in the 1990's it was restored before being put back on display at the club
