SM U-59
Date Name Nationality Tonnage Fate
7 December 1916 August Sweden 341 Sunk
8 December 1916 Harry Sweden 81 Sunk
13 January 1917 Solvang Norway 2,970 Sunk
16 January 1917 Brenn France 2,189 Sunk
19 January 1917 Gaea Norway 1,002 Sunk
23 January 1917 Sardinia Norway 1,500 Sunk
19 March 1917 Charlois Netherlands 2,786 Sunk
20 March 1917 Gurre Denmark 2,866 Sunk
21 March 1917 Najade Norway 1,752 Sunk
31 March 1917 Valacia United Kingdom 6,526 Damaged
2 April 1917 Snespurven Norway 1,409 Sunk
5 April 1917 Canadian United Kingdom 9,309 Sunk
6 April 1917 Amiral Lhermite France 156 Sunk
6 April 1917 Roland France 135 Sunk
9 April 1917 Fremad I Norway 1,554 Sunk
Summary of raiding history
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 () 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.