SM UB-58

	UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-58.
History
German Empire
Name	UB-58
Ordered	20 May 1916
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	270
Laid down	13 September 1916
Launched	5 July 1917
Commissioned	10 August 1917
Fate	Sunk 10 March 1918 at 50°58′N01°14′E / 50.967°N 1.233°E by a mine, 35 dead
General characteristics
Class and type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	516 t (508 long tons) surfaced; 646 t (636 long tons; 712 short tons) submerged;
Length	55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught	3.72 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shaft ; 2 × Körting four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,050 bhp (780 kW); 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motors, 780 shp (580 kW);
Speed	13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced; 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged;
Range	9,020 nmi (16,710 km; 10,380 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced; 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 31 men
Armament	5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern); 10 torpedoes ; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun ;
Service record
Part of:	Flandern I Flotilla; 15 October 1917 – 10 March 1918;
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Werner Fürbringer; 10 August 1917 – 7 February 1918; Oblt.z.S. Werner Löwe; 8 February – 10 March 1918;
Operations:	6 patrols
Victories:	8 merchant ships sunk ; (8,198 GRT)

Last updated October 21, 2024

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.^{[Note 1]}

Construction

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 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-58 would carry a crew of up to three officers and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9,020 nautical miles (16,710 km; 10,380 mi). UB-58 had a displacement of 516 t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 646 t (636 long tons; 712 short tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) when surfaced and 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage^{[Note 2]}	Fate^[6]
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

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References

Notes

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

Citations

↑ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 58". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Werner Fürbringer (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Werner Löwe". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 58". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

Bibliography

Bendert, Harald (2000). Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal (in German). Hamburg: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH. ISBN 3-8132-0713-7.
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
Rössler, Eberhard (1979). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: eine Bilddokumentation über den deutschen U-Bootbau; in zwei Bänden (in German). Vol. I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.

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[6] "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.

[tonnage-7] Tonnages are in gross register tons

[FOOTNOTERössler197955-1] Rössler 1979, p. 55.

[uboatnet-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 58". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 July 2014.

[FOOTNOTEGröner199125–30-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.

[4] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Werner Fürbringer (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

[5] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Werner Löwe". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

[8] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 58". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

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v t e Type UB III submarines
SM UB-48 SM UB-49 SM UB-50 SM UB-51 SM UB-52 SM UB-53 SM UB-54 SM UB-55 SM UB-56 SM UB-57 SM UB-58 SM UB-59 SM UB-60 SM UB-61 SM UB-62 SM UB-63 SM UB-64 SM UB-65 SM UB-66 SM UB-67 SM UB-68 SM UB-69 SM UB-70 SM UB-71 SM UB-72 SM UB-73 SM UB-74 SM UB-75 SM UB-76 SM UB-77 SM UB-78 SM UB-79 SM UB-80 SM UB-81 SM UB-82 SM UB-83 SM UB-84 SM UB-85 SM UB-86 SM UB-87 SM UB-88 SM UB-89 SM UB-90 SM UB-91 SM UB-92 SM UB-93 SM UB-94 SM UB-95 SM UB-96 SM UB-97 SM UB-98 SM UB-99 SM UB-100 SM UB-101 SM UB-102 SM UB-103 SM UB-104 SM UB-105 SM UB-106 SM UB-107 SM UB-108 SM UB-109 SM UB-110 SM UB-111 SM UB-112 SM UB-113 SM UB-114 SM UB-115 SM UB-116 SM UB-117 SM UB-118 SM UB-119 SM UB-120 SM UB-121 SM UB-122 SM UB-123 SM UB-124 SM UB-125 SM UB-126 SM UB-127 SM UB-128 SM UB-129 SM UB-130 SM UB-131 SM UB-132 SM UB-133 SM UB-136 SM UB-142 SM UB-143 SM UB-144 SM UB-145 SM UB-148 SM UB-149 SM UB-150 SM UB-154 SM UB-155
Preceded by: Type UB II Followed by: Type VII (World War II)
List of U-boats of Germany

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1918
Shipwrecks	1 Mar: HMS Calgarian 2 Mar: HMS H5 9 Mar: Hindenburg 10 Mar: SM UB-58 12 Mar: HMS D3 13 Mar: Wegadesk 15 Mar: Amazon, SM U-110, SM UB-106 19 Mar: Linz 23 Mar: HMS Arno 24 Mar: Partenope 25 Mar: Tokitsukaze 26 Mar: RFA Lady Cory-Wright, SM U-61 27 Mar: HMS Kale 28 Mar: Inkosi 31 Mar: Slieve Bloom Unknown date: Alose, USS Cyclops, SM UB-17, SM UB-54
Other incidents	20 Mar: HMT Boorara 26 Mar: Watt, USS Wenonah 31 Mar: Celtic, USS Stockton
1917 1918 1919 February 1918 April 1918

History
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-58.
German Empire
Name	UB-58
Ordered	20 May 1916^[1]
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	270
Laid down	13 September 1916^[2]
Launched	5 July 1917^[3]
Commissioned	10 August 1917^[3]
Fate	Sunk 10 March 1918 at 50°58′N01°14′E / 50.967°N 1.233°E / 50.967; 1.233 by a mine, 35 dead^[3]
General characteristics ^[3]
Class and type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	516 t (508 long tons) surfaced 646 t (636 long tons; 712 short tons) submerged
Length	55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught	3.72 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shaft 2 × Körting four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,050 bhp (780 kW) 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motors, 780 shp (580 kW)
Speed	13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged
Range	9,020 nmi (16,710 km; 10,380 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 31 men^[3]
Armament	5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 10 torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun
Service record
Part of:	Flandern I Flotilla 15 October 1917 – 10 March 1918
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Werner Fürbringer^[4] 10 August 1917 – 7 February 1918 Oblt.z.S. Werner Löwe^[5] 8 February – 10 March 1918
Operations:	6 patrols
Victories:	8 merchant ships sunk (8,198 GRT)