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History | |
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Name | U-58 |
Ordered | 6 October 1914 |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 213 |
Laid down | 8 June 1915 |
Launched | 31 May 1916 |
Commissioned | 9 August 1916 |
Fate | Depth charged and sunk, 17 November 1917 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class & type | Type U 57 submarine |
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Beam |
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Height | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 3.79 m (12 ft 5 in) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Commanders: | |
Operations: | 8 patrols |
Victories: |
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.
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.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage [Note 2] | Fate [6] |
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27 October 1916 | Ellen | ![]() | 140 | Sunk |
4 December 1916 | Senta | ![]() | 1,024 | Sunk |
5 December 1916 | Stettin | ![]() | 412 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Norma | ![]() | 850 | Sunk |
25 April 1917 | Havila | ![]() | 1,421 | Sunk |
25 April 1917 | Hawthornbank | ![]() | 1,369 | Sunk |
25 April 1917 | Sokoto | ![]() | 2,259 | Sunk |
27 April 1917 | Dromore | ![]() | 4,398 | Sunk |
27 April 1917 | Langfond | ![]() | 1,097 | Sunk |
28 April 1917 | Bullmouth | ![]() | 4,018 | Sunk |
2 May 1917 | Beeswing | ![]() | 1,462 | Sunk |
2 May 1917 | Dione | ![]() | 785 | Sunk |
2 May 1917 | Vanduara | ![]() | 2,079 | Sunk |
5 May 1917 | Asra | ![]() | 1,975 | Sunk |
18 June 1917 | HMT Bega | ![]() | 318 | Sunk |
19 June 1917 | Ivigtut | ![]() | 456 | Sunk |
6 July 1917 | Motor | ![]() | 63 | Sunk |
8 July 1917 | Fiorella | ![]() | 1,168 | Sunk |
13 July 1917 | Charilaos Tricoupis | ![]() | 2,475 | Sunk |
21 July 1917 | Ramillies | ![]() | 2,935 | Sunk |
14 November 1917 | Dolly Warden | ![]() | 202 | Sunk |