SM U-58

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-58.

Sailors from U-58 abandoning ship
History
German Empire
NameU-58
Ordered6 October 1914
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Yard number213
Laid down8 June 1915
Launched31 May 1916
Commissioned9 August 1916
FateDepth charged by the destroyer USS Fanning in Cork Harbour. 2 dead, 38 survivors.
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType U 57 submarine
Displacement
  • 786 t (774 long tons) surfaced
  • 956 t (941 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (oa)
  • 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Height8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
Draught3.79 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
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) surfaced
  • 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
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
Test depth50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement36
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • II Flotilla
  • 16 October 1916 - 17 November 1917
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
Operations: 8 patrols
Victories:
  • 20 merchant ships sunk
    (30,588 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (318 GRT)

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.

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Kurt Wippern". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Peter Hermann". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Scherb". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Gustav Amberger". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.


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