SM UB-58 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () 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 after striking a mine, with 35 crew members losing their lives.
Construction
She was built by AG Weser, Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 10 July 1917. UB-58 was commissioned later that same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-58 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a deck gun. UB-58 would carry a crew of up to three officers and 31 men and had a cruising range of . UB-58 had a displacement of while surfaced and when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageTonnages are in gross register tonsFate13 October 1917Bethel257Sunk13 October 1917Esmeralda830Sunk19 November 1917Minnie Coles116Sunk19 December 1917Saint Andre2,457Sunk22 December 1917Clan Cameron3,595Sunk22 December 1917Start728Sunk26 January 1918Louie Bell118Sunk28 January 1918W. H. L.97Sunk
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