SM UB-58

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.