SM UB-58

UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-58.
History
German Empire
NameUB-58
Ordered20 May 1916
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Yard number270
Laid down13 September 1916
Launched5 July 1917
Commissioned10 August 1917
FateSunk 10 March 1918 at 50°58′N 01°14′E / 50.967°N 1.233°E / 50.967; 1.233 by a mine, 35 dead
General characteristics
Class & typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 516 t (508 long tons) surfaced
  • 646 t (636 long tons; 712 short tons) submerged
Length55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.72 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
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 depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men
Armament
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)

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°58′N 01°14′E / 50.967°N 1.233°E / 50.967; 1.233 after striking a mine, with 35 crew members losing their lives.