She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge. UB-57 was sunk at 23:00 on 14 August 1918 at 51.9333°N 4°W after striking a mine, 34 crew members lost their lives in the event.
See main article: Type UB III submarine. She was built by AG Weser, Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 21 June 1917. UB-57 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Otto Steinbrinck. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-57 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.82NaN2 deck gun. UB-57 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9020nmi. UB-57 had a displacement of 516lk=inNaNlk=in while surfaced and 646t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4kn when surfaced and when submerged.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[1] | Fate[2] | |
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7 October 1917 | Alcyone | ![]() | 116 | Sunk | |
11 October 1917 | Joshua | ![]() | 60 | Sunk | |
20 October 1917 | Leander | ![]() | 2,968 | Sunk | |
20 October 1917 | Nitedal | ![]() | 1,714 | Sunk | |
22 October 1917 | Novillo | ![]() | 2,336 | Sunk | |
23 October 1917 | Seistan | ![]() | 4,238 | Sunk | |
23 October 1917 | Tredegar Hall | ![]() | 3,764 | Sunk | |
22 November 1917 | Krosfond | ![]() | 1,707 | Sunk | |
24 November 1917 | Nyassa | ![]() | 2,579 | Sunk | |
27 November 1917 | Almond Branch | ![]() | 3,461 | Sunk | |
27 November 1917 | Eastfield | ![]() | 2,145 | Sunk | |
22 December 1917 | Mabel Baird | ![]() | 2,500 | Sunk | |
23 December 1917 | Vellore | ![]() | 1,672 | Sunk | |
26 December 1917 | Benito | ![]() | 4,712 | Sunk | |
26 December 1917 | Tregenna | ![]() | 5,772 | Sunk | |
28 December 1917 | Clara | ![]() | 2,425 | Sunk | |
29 December 1917 | Tiro | ![]() | 1,442 | Sunk | |
5 February 1918 | Alamance | ![]() | 4,455 | Sunk | |
6 February 1918 | Westmoreland | ![]() | 9,512 | Damaged | |
7 February 1918 | Ardbeg | ![]() | 227 | Sunk | |
7 February 1918 | Ben Rein | ![]() | 212 | Sunk | |
7 February 1918 | Limesfield | ![]() | 427 | Sunk | |
12 February 1918 | Eleanor | ![]() | 1,980 | Sunk | |
12 February 1918 | Polo | ![]() | 1,383 | Sunk | |
14 February 1918 | Carlisle Castle | ![]() | 4,325 | Sunk | |
14 February 1918 | War Monarch | ![]() | 7,887 | Sunk | |
17 March 1918 | Anne Yvonne | ![]() | 102 | Sunk | |
17 March 1918 | Arvor | ![]() | 52 | Sunk | |
17 March 1918 | Beata | ![]() | 102 | Sunk | |
19 March 1918 | Luxor | ![]() | 3,571 | Sunk | |
23 March 1918 | Sequoya | ![]() | 5,263 | Damaged | |
29 March 1918 | India | ![]() | 5,990 | Damaged | |
29 March 1918 | T. R. Thompson | ![]() | 3,538 | Sunk | |
31 March 1918 | Alcinous | ![]() | 6,743 | Damaged | |
31 March 1918 | Excellence Pleske | ![]() | 2,059 | Sunk | |
29 April 1918 | Australier | ![]() | 3,687 | Sunk | |
29 April 1918 | Broderick | ![]() | 4,321 | Sunk | |
29 April 1918 | La Somme | ![]() | 1,477 | Sunk | |
30 April 1918 | Ella Sayer | ![]() | 2,549 | Sunk | |
30 April 1918 | Umba | ![]() | 2,042 | Sunk | |
1 May 1918 | Canonesa | ![]() | 6,683 | Damaged | |
2 May 1918 | Unity | ![]() | 1,091 | Sunk | |
22 May 1918 | Red Rose | ![]() | 423 | Sunk | |
23 May 1918 | HMS Moldavia | 9,500 | Sunk | ||
26 May 1918 | Kyarra | ![]() | 6,953 | Sunk | |
27 May 1918 | Joseph Simone | ![]() | 8 | Sunk | |
27 May 1918 | Petit Georges | ![]() | 10 | Sunk | |
27 May 1918 | Souvenir de Ste Marie | ![]() | 7 | Sunk | |
30 May 1918 | War Panther | ![]() | 5,260 | Damaged | |
31 May 1918 | Galileo | ![]() | 6,287 | Damaged | |
30 June 1918 | Wilton | ![]() | 4,281 | Damaged | |
2 July 1918 | Royal Sceptre | ![]() | 3,858 | Damaged | |
2 July 1918 | Shirala | ![]() | 5,306 | Sunk | |
6 July 1918 | Huntscraft | ![]() | 5,113 | Damaged | |
5 August 1918 | Tuscan Prince | ![]() | 5,275 | Damaged | |
8 August 1918 | Clan Macvey | ![]() | 5,815 | Sunk | |
9 August 1918 | Glenlee | ![]() | 4,915 | Sunk |