SM UB-58

SM UB-58 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) 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 50.96667°N, 1.23333°W 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 8.8 cm deck gun. UB-58 would carry a crew of up to three officers and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9,020 nmi. UB-58 had a displacement of 516 t while surfaced and 646 t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4 kn when surfaced and 7.8 kn when submerged.