SM U-58

	Sailors from U-58 abandoning ship
History
German Empire
Name	U-58
Ordered	6 October 1914
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	213
Laid down	8 June 1915
Launched	31 May 1916
Commissioned	9 August 1916
Fate	Depth charged by the destroyer USS Fanning in Cork Harbour. 2 dead, 38 survivors.
General characteristics
Class and type	Type U 57 submarine
Displacement	786 t (774 long tons) surfaced; 956 t (941 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.00 m (219 ft 10 in) (o/a); 54.22 m (177 ft 11 in) (pressure hull);
Beam	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (oa); 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull);
Height	8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.79 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;
Propulsion	2 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 depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	36
Armament	4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern); 7 torpedoes; 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 deck gun; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun;
Service record
Part of:	II Flotilla; 16 October 1916 - 17 November 1917;
Commanders:	Kptlt. Kurt Wippern; 9 August 1916 – 3 June 1917; Kptlt. Peter Hermann; 4–26 June 1917; Kptlt. Karl Scherb; 27 June – 30 October 1917; Kptlt. Gustav Amberger; 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 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.

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