The Surrender of the U190
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The German submarine U-190, a Type IXC/40 was commissioned on September 24, 1942 in Bremen, not far from Hamburg, the home of it's last German Captain, Hans Edwin Reith and many of it's crew. Out of her six operational patrols she sunk two allied vessels, the 7,015 ton cargo ship Empire Lakeland on March 8, 1943 and the Bangor Class Minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt on April 16, 1945. The U-190 continued to patrol the Newfoundland coastline until the war's end. On May 11, 1945, the U190 surfaced and her crew began dumping what appeared to be secret materials, torpedoes and ammunition overboard. Her Black Flag flying, she surrendered to the RCN on May 12, 1945, about 500 miles(850 fms) east of Cape Race. The submarine was escorted to Bay Bulls, then on to St. John's and eventually to Halifax where it was commissioned into the Canadian Navy. Reith spent two years as a POW, one year in Canada and one year in Germany under the direction of the British.
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German Submarine U-190 May 1945
Bay Bulls, Newfoundland
Credits: Maritime Command Museum Crow's Nest, U-190 Photo Album
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Photograph of the Black Surrender Flag from the German Submarine U-190 May 1945
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Credits: Crow's Nest, U-190 Photo Album
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Oberleutnant Hans Edwin Reith, captain of the German Submarine U-190 May 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: Maritime Command Museum Crow's Nest, U-190 Photo Album
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German Submarine U-190 Captain's Cabin May 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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U-190's Captain Trying to Block View from Canadian Sailor's Camera May 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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Werner Hirschmann, Chief Engineer and Crew Members of the German Submarine U-190 St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: Maritime Command Museum Crow's Nest, U-190 Photo Album
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The U-190 had a name. It was Stern Von Rio (Star of Rio), represented by the star painted on the coning tower. Some say this name came from the boat's inaugural trip which was supposedly to Rio but others recall it simply as the name to a popular song in Germany at the time. Hirschmann the U-190's chief engineer, says it was only a compass rose.
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Canadian and German crewmembers on the German Submarine U-190 May 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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Capture of the German Submarine U-190 May 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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German Submarine U-190 Officers Surrendering May 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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German Crew from the Submarine U-190 May 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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There is no doubt that no single fighting service on either side suffered such high losses in men and equipment than the U-boats. About 70 percent of Germany's 980 subs were lost. Only 6000 of the 38,000 officers and men who fought in them, survived the war.
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German Submarine U-190, under escort, entering St. John's Harbour St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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German Submarine U-190, tied up at Naval Dockyard 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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As a prize of war, The Royal Canadian Navy used the U-190 as a familiarization and training submarine. During "Operation Scuttled" in 1947, the U-190 was sent to the bottom outside Halifax Harbour, close to where she sunk her last victim, HMCS Esquimalt.
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After Torpedo Room 1945
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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German Submarine U-190 Gun 1945
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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Set of Guns on the German Submarine U-190 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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German Submarine U-190's Periscope Deck Mounts 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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German Submarine U-190 Central Electrical Panel 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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Part of the Central Room on the German Submarine U-190 1945
St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland
Credits: James Hawke Collection 2007-2008 Album, Crow's Nest
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The periscope from the U-190 stands secure in the Crow's Nest's top floor and now peers out over Water Street. During the war it was used to search for potential victims.
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The Periscope off the German Submarine U-190, Now in the Crow's Nest 2007
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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U-190 Periscope Protruding Through the Roof of the Crow's Nest 2007
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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