Name U-59 Laid down 13 July 1915 Fate Sunk 14 May 1917 Construction started 13 July 1915 Draft 3.79 m | Ordered 6 October 1914 Commissioned 7 September 1916 Class and type Type U 57 submarine Launched 20 June 1916 Builder AG Weser | |
SM U-59 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-59 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She struck a German mine and broke into two parts at Horns Reef (55°33′N 7°15′E) at about midnight on 14 May 1917. She lost 33 of her crew; there were 4 survivors. The wreck of U 59 was located in 2002.
The SM U 59 deck gun is on display at the Strandingsmuseum St. George Thorsminde.
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