German submarine U-58 (1938)

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History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-58
Ordered	17 June 1937
Builder	Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel
Yard number	257
Laid down	29 September 1937
Launched	12 October 1938
Commissioned	4 February 1939
Fate	Scuttled at Kiel, 3 May 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IIC coastal submarine
Type	Coastal submarine
Displacement	291 t (286 long tons) surfaced 341 t (336 long tons) submerged
Length	43.90 m (144 ft 0 in) o/a 29.60 m (97 ft 1 in) pressure hull
Beam	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a) 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
Height	8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught	3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power	700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels) 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Range	1,900 nmi (3,500 km; 2,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 35–42 nmi (65–78 km; 40–48 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 22 men
Armament	3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 4 February – 31 December 1939 1st U-boat Flotilla 1 January – 31 December 1940 22nd U-boat Flotilla 1 January 1941 – 30 June 1944 19th U-boat Flotilla[1] 1 July 1944 – April 1945
Identification codes:	M 11 081
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Herbert Kuppisch 4 February 1939 – 30 June 1940 Oblt.z.S. Heinrich Schonder 1 July – 24 November 1940 Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Rahmlow 25 November 1940 – 6 April 1941 Oblt.z.S. Horst Hamm 7 April – 3 September 1941 Lt.z.S.d.R / Oblt.z.S.d.R Bruno Barber October 1941 – 31 August 1942 Oblt.z.S. Dietrich Schöneboom 18 August – 14 December 1942 Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Horst Willner 15 December 1942 – February 1944 Oblt.z.S.d.R Robert Rix February – 30 June 1944 Lt.z.S.d.R / Oblt.z.S.d.R Richard Schulz July 1944 – April 1945
Operations:	12 patrols: 1st patrol: 25 August – 9 September 1939 2nd patrol: 23 October – 10 November 1939 3rd patrol: 29 November – 5 December 1939 4th patrol: 27 December 1939 – 8 January 1940 5th patrol: 20 – 25 January 1940 6th patrol: 27 January – 8 February 1940 7th patrol: 31 March – 3 May 1940 8th patrol: 27 May – 17 June 1940 9th patrol: 6 – 22 July 1940 10th patrol: 29 July – 12 August 1940 11th patrol: a. 2 – 20 September 1940 b. 2 – 12 October 1940 12th patrol: 14 – 18 October 1940
Victories:	6 merchant ships sunk (16,148 GRT) 1 auxiliary warship sunk (8,401 GRT)[2]

German submarine U-58 was a Type IIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that served in the Second World War. She was produced by Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel. Ordered on 17 June 1937, she was laid down on 29 September as yard number 257. She was launched on 12 October 1938 and commissioned on 4 February 1939 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Kuppisch.