Photographs of U-190 taken at Bay Bulls and St. Johns, Newfoundland by John Taylor, RCNVR, of Hamilton, ON and were made available by his son Bill Taylor

U-190 surrendered at sea to the Canadian ships "THORLOCK (K-394)" and "VICTORIAVILLE (K-684) " on 12 May 1945 and was escorted to Bay Bulls, Newfoundland arriving 14 May.  Her crew was removed and taken to Halifax for preliminary interrogation.  The boat was deemed not seaworthy for transfer to Halifax and was taken 40 nm away to St. Johns for repairs.  The first three photos show U-190 shortly after arriving at Bay Bulls.   The paint has peeled from her conning tower in these photos.

The deck covers for U-190's upper deck torpedo canisters have been removed (no upper deck torpedoes/torpedo canisters were carried on the last patrol).  The large pressure proof canister in the base of the extended conning tower holds a life raft.  The Canadian Naval White Ensign flys above the German Kriegsmarine ensign.

John Taylor aboard U-190.  His right hand is resting on the mount for the 20 mm machine gun which has been dismounted.  The port 20 mm gun mount is missing its armor shields. The tube-like canister mounted on the side of the conning tower holds spare gun barrels for the twin 37 mm machine gun.  The pressure-proof canister to the right of the ladder up to the bridge holds ready service ammunition for the 20 mm machine guns.

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The next four photos show the boat at HMCS Avalon (the naval base at St. Johns) after it has been repaired and painted.  The deck covers are back in place and the 20 mm machine guns have been remounted.  The Canadian Naval ensign is flying above the German Kriegsmarine ensign.

In the photo above you can see the raised snorkel with the round dipole antenna for the Wanz radar warning receiver at the top.  The broad headed air search periscope is fully raised and the slim attack periscope is partially raised.  On the starboard forward corner of the bridge the rod-like longwave antenna which was mounted atop the direction finder loop antenna is visible.  On the deck one can see the rails for the trolley used to move torpedoes from the upper deck canisters aft around the conning tower and up to the torpedo loading hatch for the forward torpedo room.  In the foreground you can see the cut-away upper deck which was installed during the long shipyard period before the boat's last patrol.

The crewman on deck is looking into the magnetic compass housing which also contained connections for emergency air supply and compressed air.  The magnetic compass was mounted outside the pressure hull in this non-magnetic housing and an optical train led through the pressure hull to the steering station in the control room, where the image of the rose and azimuth circle appeared on a ground glass screen.  The pipe leading aft from the snorkel along the side of the conning tower is for intake air.  The exhaust air piping was within the upper deck and connected at the base of the snorkel.

This view offers a good view of the cut-away upper deck which was intended to reduce time to dive.

This photo offers a good view of the bridge with two single 20 mm anti-aircraft guns (Flak C/38 on L 30/37 mounts) and and the twin 3.7 cm (Flakzwilling M43U on an LM42U mount) with its armor shields in place.