German submarine U-58 (1939)

History
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-58
Ordered:	17 June 1937
Builder:	Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel
Yard number:	257
Laid down:	29 September 1937
Launched:	12 October 1938
Commissioned:	4 February 1939
Fate:	Scuttled at Kiel, 3 May 1945
General characteristics
Class and type:	IIC
Type:	Coastal submarine
Displacement:	291 t (286 long tons) surfaced 341 t (336 long tons) submerged
Length:	43.90 m (144 ft 0 in) o/a 29.60 m (97 ft 1 in) pressure hull
Beam:	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a) 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
Height:	8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught:	3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power:	700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels) 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Range:	1,900 nmi (3,500 km; 2,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 35–42 nmi (65–78 km; 40–48 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	80 m (260 ft)
Complement:	3 officers, 22 men
Armament:	3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
Service record
Part of:	Kriegsmarine: 5th U-boat Flotilla (Training) 1st U-boat Flotilla (Front boat) 22nd U-boat Flotilla (School Boat) 19th U-boat Flotilla (School Boat)
Commanders:	Kptlt. Herbert Kuppisch Oblt.z.S. Heinrich Schonder Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Rahmlow Oblt.z.S. Horst Hamm Oblt.z.S. Bruno Barber Oblt.z.S. Dietrich Schöneboom Oblt.z.S. Horst Willner Oblt.z.S. Robert Rix Oblt.z.S. Richard Schulz
Victories:	Seven ships sunk, total 24,549 GRT

German submarine U-58 was a Type IIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that served in the Second World War. She was produced by Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel. Ordered on 17 June 1937, she was laid down on 29 September as yard number 257. She was launched on 12 October 1938 and commissioned on 4 February 1939 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Kuppisch.

German Type IIC submarines were enlarged versions of the original Type IIs. U-58 had a displacement of 291 tonnes (286 long tons) when at the surface and 341 tonnes (336 long tons) while submerged. Officially, the standard tonnage was 250 long tons (250 t), however. The U-boat had a total length of 43.90 m (144 ft 0 in), a pressure hull length of 29.60 m (97 ft 1 in), a beam of 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in), a height of 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in), and a draught of 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in). The submarine was powered by two MWM RS 127 S four-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engines of 700 metric horsepower (510 kW; 690 shp) for cruising, two Siemens-Schuckert PG VV 322/36 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 410 metric horsepower (300 kW; 400 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 0.85 m (3 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 80–150 metres (260–490 ft).

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