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SM U-59 7th September 1916   SM U-59 Type U 57 Shipyard A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 214) Ordered 6 Oct 1914 Laid down 13 Jul 1915 Launched 20 Jun 1916 Commissioned 7 Sep 1916 Commanders. 7 Sep 1916 - 14 May 1917 Freiherr Wilhelm von Fircks Career 4 patrols. 20 Nov 1916 - 14 May 1917 II Flotilla Successes 14 ships sunk with a total of 28,050 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 6,526 tons. 7 Dec 1916 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks August 341 sw 8 Dec 1916 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Harry 81 sw 13 Jan 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Solvang 2,970 nw 16 Jan 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Brenn 2,189 fr 19 Jan 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Gaea 1,002 nw 23 Jan 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Sardinia 1,500 nw 19 Mar 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Charlois 2,786 nl 20 Mar 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Gurre 2,866 da 21 Mar 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Najade 1,752 nw 31 Mar 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Valacia (damaged) 6,526 br 2 Apr 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Snespurven 1,409 nw 5 Apr 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Canadian 9,309 br 6 Apr 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Amiral L’hermite 156 fr 6 Apr 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Roland 135 fr 9 Apr 1917 U 59 Wilhelm von Fircks Fremad I 1,554 nw Fate 14 May 1917 - Struck a German mine off Horns Reef at 55.33N 07.15E. 33 dead and 4 survivors. The wreck of U 59 was located in 2002. There was another U 59 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Oct 1938 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 4 Mar 1939. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about SM U-59? There are:0 items tagged SM U-59 available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served on SM U-59 during the Great War 1914-1918.