German submarine U-90 (1941)
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| Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-90 |
| Ordered | 25 January 1939 |
| Builder | Flender Werke, Lübeck |
| Yard number | 294 |
| Laid down | 1 October 1940 |
| Launched | 25 October 1941 |
| Commissioned | 20 December 1941 |
| Fate | Sunk 24 July 1942 in the Northern Atlantic by a Canadian warship |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 47 644 |
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| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-90 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was laid down at the Flender Werke in Lübeck as yard number 294 on 1 October 1940, launched on 25 October 1941 and commissioned on 20 December with Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Jürgen Oldörp in command.
After training with the 8th U-boat Flotilla, U-90 was assigned to the 9th flotilla on 1 July 1942 for operations. She was a member of one wolfpack in a patrol in which she was sunk by a Canadian warship.