SM UB-58 explained

SM UB-58 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the Flanders Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 10 August 1917 as SM UB-58.

She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge. UB-58 was sunk at 04:15 on 10 March 1918 at 50.9667°N 15°W after striking a mine, with 35 crew members losing their lives.

Construction

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 10 July 1917. UB-58 was commissioned later that same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-58 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.82NaN2 deck gun. UB-58 would carry a crew of up to three officers and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9020nmi. UB-58 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.

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage[1] Fate[2]
13 October 1917Bethel Norway257Sunk
13 October 1917Esmeralda Sweden830Sunk
19 November 1917Minnie Coles United Kingdom116Sunk
19 December 1917Saint Andre France2,457Sunk
22 December 1917Clan Cameron United Kingdom3,595Sunk
22 December 1917Start Norway728Sunk
26 January 1918Louie Bell United Kingdom118Sunk
28 January 1918W. H. L. United Kingdom97Sunk

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Notes and References

  1. Tonnages are in gross register tons
  2. ub58. UB 58. 1boat. 3 February 2015.