U-490

Summary

U-490 is an U-boat^[1]. U-490 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-490's image is recorded as German prisoners aboard USS Inch (DE-146) on 12 June 1944 (80-G-270265).jpg^[3].
• U-490's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-490's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-490's manufacturer is recorded as Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft^[6].
• U-490's vessel class is recorded as Type XIV submarine^[7].
• U-490's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[8].
• U-490's yard number is recorded as 559^[9].
• U-490's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.783333333333, 'lon': -40.133333333333}^[10].
• U-490's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g8h6^[11].
• U-490's significant event is recorded as order^[12].
• U-490's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• U-490's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• U-490's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• U-490's significant event is recorded as sinking^[16].
• U-490's location of creation is recorded as Kiel^[17].
• U-490's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[18].
• U-490's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[19].

Why It Matters

U-490 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).^[2] U-490 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]