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.
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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 |
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| Class & type | Type U 57 submarine |
| Displacement |
- 786 t (774 long tons) surfaced
- 956 t (941 long tons) submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam |
- 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (oa)
- 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
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| Height | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.79 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
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts |
| Speed |
- 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) surfaced
- 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
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| 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
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| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 36 |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- II Flotilla
- 16 October 1916 - 17 November 1917
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| 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
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| Operations: |
8 patrols |
| Victories: |
- 20 merchant ships sunk
(30,588 GRT)
- 1 auxiliary warship sunk
(318 GRT)
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