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German submarine U-590 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The submarine was laid down on 31 October 1940 at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 566, launched on 6 August 1941 and commissioned on 2 October under the command of Heinrich Müller-Edzards.
The submarine sank the Pelotaslóide near the mouth of the Amazon in Brazil on 4 July 1943. The ship had been waiting for tugs before entering Salinas.
U-590 was sunk by depth charges, in position [url=geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=German_submarine_U-590¶ms=03_22_N_48_38_W_]03°22′N 48°38′W[/url], dropped from a FAB(Brazilian Air force) PBY Catalina on 9 July 1943 near the Amazon Estuary. Forty-five men died with U-590; there were no survivors.
PBY Catalina 1:1 Scale FAB Livery Dropping depth charge in U-boat (3rd , 4th and 5th picture)
The submarine was laid down on 31 October 1940 at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 566, launched on 6 August 1941 and commissioned on 2 October under the command of Heinrich Müller-Edzards.
The submarine sank the Pelotaslóide near the mouth of the Amazon in Brazil on 4 July 1943. The ship had been waiting for tugs before entering Salinas.
U-590 was sunk by depth charges, in position [url=geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=German_submarine_U-590¶ms=03_22_N_48_38_W_]03°22′N 48°38′W[/url], dropped from a FAB(Brazilian Air force) PBY Catalina on 9 July 1943 near the Amazon Estuary. Forty-five men died with U-590; there were no survivors.
PBY Catalina 1:1 Scale FAB Livery Dropping depth charge in U-boat (3rd , 4th and 5th picture)
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