U 58 (Navy)
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U 58 (Kriegsmarine) ( previous / next - all submarines ) |
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| Type : | II C |
| Field Post Number : | M-11 081 |
| Shipyard: | German works , Kiel |
| Construction contract: | June 17, 1937 |
| Build number: | 256 |
| Keel laying: | September 28, 1937 |
| Launch: | October 12, 1938 |
| Commissioning: | February 4, 1939 |
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| Calls: | 11 patrols |
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7 ships with 24,549 GRT |
| Whereabouts: | self-sunk on May 3, 1945 |
U 58 was a submarine of type II C , which in World War II by the German navy was used.
history
The order for the boat was awarded to Deutsche Werke in Kiel on June 17, 1937 . The keel was laid on September 28, 1937, the launch on October 12, 1938, the commissioning under Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Kuppisch finally took place on February 4, 1939.
From its commissioning on February 4, 1939 to December 31, 1939, the boat belonged to the "Emsmann" U-Flotilla in Kiel as a training and front boat . After the reorganization of the flotillas, U 58 belonged to the 1st U-Flotilla in Kiel from January 1, 1940 to December 31, 1940 . The boat came on January 1, 1941 as a school boat to the 22nd flotilla in Gotenhafen and from July 1, 1944 to May 3, 1945 to the 19th U-Flotilla in Pillau and Kiel.
U 58 took 11 during his service patrols on which it seven ships with a total tonnage of 24,549 GRT could sink.
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First patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on August 25, 1939 at 2.58 a.m. and entered Kiel on September 9, 1939 at 5 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged on this 16-day expedition to the North Sea and the Großer Fischerbank.
Second patrol
The boat left Kiel on October 23, 1939 at 2:30 a.m. and returned there on November 10, 1939 at 3:30 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged on this 19-day venture into the North Sea.
Third patrol
The boat left Kiel on November 29, 1939 at 1.00 a.m. and returned there on December 5, 1939 at 5.15 p.m. On this seven-day mining operation off Lowestoft South, nine TMB-I mines were laid and no ships were sunk or damaged.
Fourth patrol
The boat left Kiel on December 27, 1939 at 5:30 p.m. and returned there on January 8, 1940 at 9:10 p.m. During this 13-day and approx. 1,300 nm above and 166 nm underwater expedition into the North Sea and off the British east coast, two ships with a total of 4,426 GRT were sunk.
- January 1, 1940: sinking of the Swedish steamer Lars Magnus Trozelli ( Lage ) with 1,951 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a G7e torpedo . He drove in ballast and was on the way Norrköping to Blyth . There were seven dead.
- January 3, 1940: sinking of the Swedish steamer Svartön ( Lage ) with 2,475 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a G7e torpedo. He had iron ore loaded and was on his way from Narvik to tea . There were 20 dead and 11 survivors.
Fifth patrol
The boat left Kiel on January 20, 1940 at 0.15 a.m. and entered Wilhelmshaven on February 8, 1940 at 4:08 p.m. The boat ran into Brunsbüttel on January 20, 1940, before leaving for the patrol and moved from there on January 24, 1940 at 12.15 p.m. to Wilhelmshaven, where it arrived on the 25th at 0.45 a.m. On this twelve day long and about 1,300 nm above and 190 nm underwater expedition into the North Sea, a ship with 815 GRT was sunk.
- February 3, 1940: sinking of the Estonian steamer Reet with 815 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a G7e torpedo. He had loaded general cargo and was on his way from Tees to Gothenburg . It was a total loss.
Sixth patrol
The boat left on March 31, 1940 at 6:50 p.m. for the Weser Exercise company in Wilhelmshaven, and entered Kiel on May 3, 1940. It arrived in Bergen on April 16, 1940 at 6.45 p.m. and left on April 17, 1940 at 5.15 a.m. No ships were sunk or damaged on this 33-day and approximately 2,800 nm over and 903 nm underwater undertaking off Norway and the Pentland Firth .
Seventh patrol
The boat left Kiel on May 27, 1940 at 4:40 p.m. and returned there on June 17, 1940 at 2:45 p.m. On this 21-day and approx. 1,800 nm above and 566 nm underwater expedition in the North Sea, the Orkneys and the North Minch , a ship with 8,401 GRT was sunk.
- June 1, 1940: sinking of the British steamer Astronomer ( Lage ) with 8,401 GRT. The steamer was sunk by three torpedoes. He had military equipment and 48 naval personnel on board and was en route from Rosyth to Scapa Flow . There were four dead and 52 survivors. The number of dead and rescued marine personnel is unknown.
Eighth patrol
The boat was launched on July 6, 1940 at 17:22 from Kiel, and expired on 22 July 1940 at 22.25 pm in Lorient one. It arrived in Bergen on July 10, 1940 at 0.50 a.m. to supplement it and left again at 8.25 p.m. During this 17-day and approximately 2,700 nm under and 223 nm overwater expedition in the North Atlantic , the North Minch and the North Canal , a ship with 1,591 GRT was sunk and a ship with 6,998 GRT was damaged.
- July 15, 1940: Damage to the British tanker Scottish Minstrel with 6,998 GRT. The tanker was damaged by a torpedo.
- July 18, 1940: sinking of the Norwegian steamer Gyda ( Lage ) with 1,591 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded salt cake and was on his way from Glasgow to Bathurst ( New Brunswick ). There were eleven dead and nine survivors.
Ninth patrol
The boat left Lorient on July 29, 1940 at 8:30 p.m. and returned there on August 12, 1940 at 10:12 a.m. On this 14 day long and approximately 2,200 nm above and 149 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic and the North Canal, a ship with 4,360 GRT was sunk.
- 4th August 1940: sinking of the Greek steamer Pindos ( Lage ) with 4,360 GRT. The steamer was sunk by two torpedoes. He had loaded 7,500 tons of grain and was on the way from Bahía Blanca to Avonmouth . The ship was a straggler of Convoy SL-40. There were three dead and 29 survivors.
Tenth patrol
The boat left Lorient on September 2, 1940 at 8:00 am, and returned there on September 20, 1940 at 6:12 pm. No ships were sunk or damaged during this 19-day and approx. 2,500 nm above and 180 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic, the North Canal and the Hebrides .
Eleventh patrol
The boat left Lorient on October 2, 1940 at 4:30 p.m. and returned to Kiel on October 18, 1940 at 12:10 p.m. It arrived in Bergen on October 12, 1940 at 8:20 p.m. to supplement it and left again on October 16, 1940 at 4 p.m. On this 16-day and approx. 2,270 nm above and 76 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic and the North Sea, a ship with 4,956 GRT was sunk.
- October 8, 1940: sinking of the British steamer Confield ( Lage ) with 4,956 GRT. The steamer was sunk by two torpedoes. He had loaded 5,800 tons of wood , 2,000 tons of grain and 300 tons of lead and was on the way from Port Alberni via Halifax to Portishead . The ship was a straggler of convoy HX-76 with 38 ships. There was one dead and 36 survivors.
Whereabouts
In the summer of 1943, U 58 carried out the first tests of the German snorkel construction in the Baltic Sea . In April 1945, it was placed in Kiel decommissioned and the long-standing, from there on 3 May 1945 in accordance Grand Admiral Doenitz until the evening of May 4, 1945 repealed Rainbow command of his crew scuttled . After the end of the war it was lifted and broken off.
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