SM U-58

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German submarine activities on the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada (1920) (14596313237).jpg
Sailors from U-58 abandoning ship
History
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameU-58
Ordered6 October 1914
Builder AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number213
Laid down8 June 1915
Launched31 May 1916
Commissioned9 August 1916
Fate Depth charged and sunk, 17 November 1917
General characteristics [1]
Class & type Type U 57 submarine
Displacement
  • 786  t (774 long tons) surfaced
  • 956 t (941 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (oa)
  • 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Height8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
Draught3.79 m (12 ft 5 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × 1,800  PS (1,324  kW; 1,775  shp) surfaced
  • 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) surfaced
  • 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,730  nmi (14,320 km; 8,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement36
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • II Flotilla
  • 16 October 1916 - 17 November 1917
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Kurt Wippern [2]
  • 9 August 1916 – 3 June 1917
  • Kptlt. Peter Hermann [3]
  • 4–26 June 1917
  • Kptlt. Karl Scherb [4]
  • 27 June – 30 October 1917
  • Kptlt. Gustav Amberger [5]
  • 31 October – 17 November 1917
Operations: 8 patrols
Victories:
  • 20 merchant ships sunk
    (30,588  GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (318  GRT)

SM U-58 [Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-58 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

Contents

Fate

The boat was sunk with the loss of two men and the capture of the rest of the crew in the action of 17 November 1917.

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage [Note 2] Fate [6]
27 October 1916 Ellen Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 140Sunk
4 December 1916 Senta Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1,024Sunk
5 December 1916 Stettin Flag of Norway.svg Norway 412Sunk
1 March 1917 Norma Flag of Norway.svg Norway 850Sunk
25 April 1917 Havila Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1,421Sunk
25 April 1917 Hawthornbank Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1,369Sunk
25 April 1917 Sokoto Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2,259Sunk
27 April 1917 Dromore Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,398Sunk
27 April 1917 Langfond Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,097Sunk
28 April 1917 Bullmouth Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,018Sunk
2 May 1917 Beeswing Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,462Sunk
2 May 1917 Dione Flag of Norway.svg Norway 785Sunk
2 May 1917 Vanduara Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2,079Sunk
5 May 1917 Asra Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,975Sunk
18 June 1917 HMT Bega Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy 318Sunk
19 June 1917 Ivigtut Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 456Sunk
6 July 1917 Motor Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 63Sunk
8 July 1917 Fiorella Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,168Sunk
13 July 1917 Charilaos Tricoupis Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece 2,475Sunk
21 July 1917 Ramillies Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,935Sunk
14 November 1917 Dolly Warden Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 202Sunk

References

Notes

  1. "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
  2. Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

  1. Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
  2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Kurt Wippern". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Peter Hermann". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Scherb". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Gustav Amberger". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 58". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

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