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|Ship laid down=8 June 1915 |
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|Ship launched=31 May 1916 |
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Revision as of 06:01, 3 June 2011
| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | U-58 |
| Ordered | 6 October 1914 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Laid down | 8 June 1915 |
| Launched | 31 May 1916 |
| Commissioned | 9 August 1916 |
| Fate | Depth charged by destroyer USS Fanning in Bristol Channel at 5132N 0521W. 2 dead, 38 survivors. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | German Type U 57 submarine |
| Displacement | 786 tons(sf) 954 (sm) |
| Length | 67 m |
| Draft | 3.79 m |
| Speed | 14.7 kn (sf) 8.4 (sm) |
| Test depth | ~50 m (164 feet) |
| Armament | Deck gun: 88mm
276 rounds Torpedoes: 6, 2/2 (bow / stern tubes) [1] |
Service record
Part of:
Imperial German NavyCommanders:
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Kurt Wippern [1]
9 Aug 1916 - 3 Jun 1917
Peter Hermann [2]
4 Jun 1917 - 26 Jun 1917
Karl Scherb [3]
27 Jun 1917 - 30 Oct 1917
Kptlt. Gustav Amberger [4]
31 Oct 1917 - 17 Nov 1917Operations:
8 patrols
21 ships sunk for a total of 30,906 tons. SM U-58 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-58 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. The boat was sunk with the loss of two men and the capture of the rest of the crew in the Action of 17 November 1917.
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