SM U-90

SM U-90

SM "U-90" was a Type Mittel U U-boat of the German Imperial Navy during World War I.

On 31 May 1918, U-90 torpedoed and sank USS|President Lincoln|1907|6. "President Lincoln" was a former Hamburg America Line steamer of the same name seized by the United States and employed as a troop transport. From the U.S. Navy crew that abandoned the sinking "President Lincoln", U-90 captured Lieutenant Edouard Izac taking him prisoner, and eventually taking him to Germany.

References

* http://uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=90


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