SM UB-59

	UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-59.
History
German Empire
Name	UB-59
Ordered	20 May 1916
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Cost	3,276,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	271
Laid down	13 September 1916
Launched	21 July 1917
Commissioned	25 August 1917
Fate	Scuttled 5 October 1918 off Zeebrugge at 51°19′N 03°12′E / 51.317°N 3.200°E
General characteristics
Class and type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	516 t (508 long tons) surfaced; 646 t (636 long tons) submerged;
Length	55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught	3.72 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shaft; 2 × Körting four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,050 bhp (780 kW); 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motors, 780 shp (580 kW);
Speed	13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced; 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged;
Range	9,020 nmi (16,710 km; 10,380 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced; 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 31 men
Armament	5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern); 10 torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun;
Service record
Part of:	Flandern I Flotilla; 5 November 1917 – 2 October 1918;
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Peter Ernst Eiffe; 10 August 1917 – February 1918; Kptlt. Erwin Waßner; 25 August 1917 – 5 May 1918;
Operations:	5 patrols
Victories:	7 merchant ships sunk ; (8,361 GRT); 2 merchant ships damaged ; (12,413 GRT);

SM UB-59 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the Flanders Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 25 August 1917 as SM UB-59.^{[Note 1]}

She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge. UB-59 scuttled 5 October 1918 off Zeebrugge at 51°19′N 03°12′E / 51.317°N 3.200°E / 51.317; 3.200 during the evacuation of Belgium by German forces.^[3]

Construction

She was built by AG Weser, Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 21 July 1917. UB-59 was commissioned later that same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-59 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-59 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9,020 nautical miles (16,710 km; 10,380 mi). UB-59 had a displacement of 516 t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 646 t (636 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) when surfaced and 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage^{[Note 2]}	Fate^[6]
28 November 1917	Jeanne Conseil	France	2,309	Sunk
29 November 1917	Texas	France	6,674	Damaged
5 December 1917	City of Naples	United Kingdom	5,739	Damaged
2 February 1918	Avanti	United Kingdom	2,128	Sunk
3 February 1918	Holmtown	United Kingdom	598	Sunk
13 March 1918	Tweed	United Kingdom	1,025	Sunk
14 March 1918	Venezuela	France	730	Sunk
16 March 1918	South Western	United Kingdom	674	Sunk
20 March 1918	Azemmour	France	897	Sunk

References

Notes

^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
^ Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

^ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 59". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Peter Ernst Eiffe". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Erwin Waßner (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 59". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

Bibliography

Bendert, Harald (2000). Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal (in German). Hamburg: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH. ISBN 3-8132-0713-7.
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
Rössler, Eberhard (1979). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: eine Bilddokumentation über den deutschen U-Bootbau; in zwei Bänden (in German). Vol. I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.

[6] "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.

[tonnage-7] Tonnages are in gross register tons

[FOOTNOTERössler197955-1] Rössler 1979, p. 55.

[uboatnet-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 59". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 July 2014.

[FOOTNOTEGröner199125–30-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.

[4] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Peter Ernst Eiffe". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

[5] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Erwin Waßner (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

[8] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 59". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

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v t e Type UB III submarines
SM UB-48 SM UB-49 SM UB-50 SM UB-51 SM UB-52 SM UB-53 SM UB-54 SM UB-55 SM UB-56 SM UB-57 SM UB-58 SM UB-59 SM UB-60 SM UB-61 SM UB-62 SM UB-63 SM UB-64 SM UB-65 SM UB-66 SM UB-67 SM UB-68 SM UB-69 SM UB-70 SM UB-71 SM UB-72 SM UB-73 SM UB-74 SM UB-75 SM UB-76 SM UB-77 SM UB-78 SM UB-79 SM UB-80 SM UB-81 SM UB-82 SM UB-83 SM UB-84 SM UB-85 SM UB-86 SM UB-87 SM UB-88 SM UB-89 SM UB-90 SM UB-91 SM UB-92 SM UB-93 SM UB-94 SM UB-95 SM UB-96 SM UB-97 SM UB-98 SM UB-99 SM UB-100 SM UB-101 SM UB-102 SM UB-103 SM UB-104 SM UB-105 SM UB-106 SM UB-107 SM UB-108 SM UB-109 SM UB-110 SM UB-111 SM UB-112 SM UB-113 SM UB-114 SM UB-115 SM UB-116 SM UB-117 SM UB-118 SM UB-119 SM UB-120 SM UB-121 SM UB-122 SM UB-123 SM UB-124 SM UB-125 SM UB-126 SM UB-127 SM UB-128 SM UB-129 SM UB-130 SM UB-131 SM UB-132 SM UB-133 SM UB-136 SM UB-142 SM UB-143 SM UB-144 SM UB-145 SM UB-148 SM UB-149 SM UB-150 SM UB-154 SM UB-155
Preceded by: Type UB II Followed by: Type VII (World War II)
List of U-boats of Germany

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in October 1918
Shipwrecks	2 Oct: Keltier 3 Oct: Burutu, SMS G41 4 Oct: HMS L10, SM UB-68, Oceania 5 Oct: USS Mary Alice, SM UB-10, SM UB-40, SM UB-59, SM UC-4 6 Oct: HMS C12, HMS Otranto 7 Oct: USS West Gate 10 Oct: Leinster, Senator Schröder 15 Oct: HMS J6 16 Oct: Dumaru, SM UB-90 19 Oct: HMS Plumpton, SM UB-123 20 Oct: HMS M21 21 Oct: USS Cero, SM UB-89 23 Oct: HMS D1 25 Oct: Princess Sophia 27 Oct: SM U-78 28 Oct: USS Tarantula, SM U-47, SM U-65, SM UB-48, SM UB-116, SM UC-25, SM UC-53, SM UC-54 30 Oct: HMCS Galiano, SM U-73, SM UC-34 31 Oct: SM UB-129 Unknown date: SMS Brugge, HMS G7, SM U-34
Other incidents	2 Oct: Aquitania, USS Shaw 3 Oct: USS George G. Henry 5 Oct: USS O-13 6 Oct: HMS Kashmir 7 Oct: USS American 12 Oct: USAT Amphion 15 Oct: HMS Cymric 18 Oct: Voltaire 20 Oct: USS Berwyn 21 Oct: SMS Frankfurt
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