SM UB-58
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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]
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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-58. | |
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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′N 01°14′E by a mine, 35 dead[3] |
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Class and type | German Type UB III submarine |
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Length | 55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
Draught | 3.72 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[3] |
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Operations: | 6 patrols |
Victories: |
8 merchant ships sunk (8,198 GRT) |
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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 after striking a mine, with 35 crew members losing their lives.[3]