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.
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.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[1] | Fate[2] | |
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13 October 1917 | Bethel | Norway | 257 | Sunk | |
13 October 1917 | Esmeralda | Sweden | 830 | Sunk | |
19 November 1917 | Minnie Coles | United Kingdom | 116 | Sunk | |
19 December 1917 | Saint Andre | France | 2,457 | Sunk | |
22 December 1917 | Clan Cameron | United Kingdom | 3,595 | Sunk | |
22 December 1917 | Start | Norway | 728 | Sunk | |
26 January 1918 | Louie Bell | United Kingdom | 118 | Sunk | |
28 January 1918 | W. H. L. | United Kingdom | 97 | Sunk |