SM UB-59 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () during World War I. She was commissioned into the Flanders Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 25 August 1917 as SM UB-59.
She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge. UB-59 scuttled 5 October 1918 off Zeebrugge at during the evacuation of Belgium by German forces.
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 deck gun. UB-59 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of . UB-59 had a displacement of while surfaced and when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageTonnages are in gross register tonsFate28 November 1917Jeanne Conseil2,309Sunk29 November 1917Texas6,674Damaged5 December 1917City of Naples5,739Damaged2 February 1918Avanti2,128Sunk3 February 1918Holmtown598Sunk13 March 1918Tweed1,025Sunk14 March 1918Venezuela730Sunk16 March 1918South Western674Sunk20 March 1918Azemmour897Sunk
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