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| Shipyard | A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 213) |
| Ordered | 6 Oct 1914 | Laid down | 8 Jun 1915 |
| Launched | 31 May 1916 | Commissioned | 9 Aug 1916 |
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| Career | 8 patrols |
16 Oct 1916 - 17 Nov 1917 II Flotilla
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| Successes | 21 ships sunk for a total of 30,906 tons. |
| Fate | 17 Nov 1917 - Depth charged by destroyer USS Fanning in Bristol Channel at 5132N 0521W. 2 dead, unknown number of survivors. |
See the 21 ships hit by U 58
There was another U 58 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Oct 1938 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 4 Feb 1939. Take a look at the U 58 from WWII. |