She was commissioned into the Flanders Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 10 August 1917 as SM UB-58.
[Note 1] She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge.
UB-58 was sunk at 04:15 on 10 March 1918 at 50°58′N 01°14′E / 50.967°N 1.233°E / 50.967; 1.233 after striking a mine, with 35 crew members losing their lives.
Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-58 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun.
UB-58 would carry a crew of up to three officers and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9,020 nautical miles (16,710 km; 10,380 mi).