Ships hit by UB 40
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| Date | U-boat | Commander | | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. |
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| 20 Oct 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | Barbara | 3,740 |  | br |
| 21 Oct 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | Cock O’ The Walk | 111 |  | br |
| 22 Oct 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | MARIS STELLA | 106 |  | fr |
| 22 Oct 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | Risöy | 1,129 |  | nw |
| 7 Nov 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | Reime | 1,913 |  | nw |
| 8 Nov 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | Killellan | 1,971 |  | br |
| 16 Nov 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | Alphonse Marceline | 60 |  | be |
| 16 Nov 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | Vanguard | 142 |  | br |
| 17 Nov 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | Saint Rogatien | 1,581 |  | fr |
| 21 Nov 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | Alice | 822 |  | fr |
| 22 Nov 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | City Of Mexico | 1,511 |  | nw |
| 22 Nov 1916 | UB 40 | Karl Neumann | | Grenada | 2,268 |  | br |
| 28 Dec 1916 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Oldambt (p.) | 470 |  | nl |
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| 5 Feb 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Anna Prosper | 70 |  | be |
| 5 Feb 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Emerald | 57 |  | br |
| 21 Feb 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Alice | 709 |  | nw |
| 25 Feb 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Maria Adriana | 88 |  | nl |
| 26 Feb 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Tammerfos | 994 |  | ru |
| 28 Feb 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Immaculee Conception | 36 |  | fr |
| 25 Mar 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | ETOILE DE LA MER | 43 |  | fr |
| 25 Mar 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | FELIX FAURE | 37 |  | fr |
| 25 Mar 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | LOUISE | 45 |  | fr |
| 25 Mar 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Marie Louise | 34 |  | fr |
| 25 Mar 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | SAINT JOSEPH | 35 |  | fr |
| 29 Mar 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Conoid | 165 |  | br |
| 29 Mar 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | IRMA | 32 |  | fr |
| 30 Mar 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Somme | 1,828 |  | br |
| 15 Apr 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Möhlenpris | 638 |  | nw |
| 16 Apr 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Cairndhu | 4,109 |  | br |
| 16 Apr 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Victoria | 165 |  | br |
| 17 Apr 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Lanfranc | 6,287 |  | br |
| 19 Apr 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Limeleaf (d.) | 7,339 |  | br |
| 3 May 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Clodmoor | 3,753 |  | br |
| 15 May 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Cuba | 271 |  | br |
| 16 May 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Highland Corrie | 7,583 |  | br |
| 16 May 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Pagenturm | 5,000 |  | br |
| 17 May 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Florence Louisa | 115 |  | br |
| 20 May 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Porthkerry | 1,920 |  | br |
| 20 May 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Tycho | 3,216 |  | br |
| 21 May 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Jupiter | 2,124 |  | br |
| 7 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Mahopac (d.) | 3,216 |  | br |
| 7 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Oldfield Grange (d.) | 4,653 |  | br |
| 8 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Phantom | 251 |  | br |
| 9 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | EUGENE MATHILDE | 15 |  | fr |
| 9 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Francois Georgette | 7 |  | fr |
| 10 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Henri Jeanne | 9 |  | fr |
| 10 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Madeleine | 7 |  | fr |
| 11 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Eustace (d.) | 3,995 |  | br |
| 11 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Huntsholm | 2,073 |  | br |
| 11 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Margarita (d.) | 2,788 |  | br |
| 12 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Alfred | 130 |  | br |
| 27 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Solway Prince | 317 |  | br |
| 28 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Marguerite | 1,544 |  | fr |
| 28 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Northfield (d.) | 2,099 |  | br |
| 30 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Borgund I | 764 |  | nw |
| 30 Jun 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Chateau Yquem | 1,913 |  | fr |
| 15 Jul 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Dinorwic | 124 |  | br |
| 15 Jul 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Ebenezer | 177 |  | br |
| 20 Jul 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | L. H. Carl | 1,916 |  | br |
| 20 Jul 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Salsette | 5,842 |  | br |
| 22 Jul 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Rota | 2,171 |  | br |
| 12 Aug 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Marie Alfred | 159 |  | fr |
| 12 Aug 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Pauline Louisa | 172 |  | fr |
| 14 Aug 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Tuddal | 3,511 |  | nw |
| 15 Aug 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Brodstone | 4,927 |  | br |
| 16 Aug 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Eastgate (d.) | 4,277 |  | br |
| 19 Aug 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Glocliffe | 2,211 |  | br |
| 21 Sep 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Radaas | 2,524 |  | da |
| 22 Sep 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Greleen | 2,286 |  | br |
| 23 Sep 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Rosehill | 2,788 |  | br |
| 25 Sep 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | City Of Swansea | 1,375 |  | br |
| 19 Oct 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Wellington (d.) | 5,600 |  | br |
| 24 Oct 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Gallia | 2,728 |  | it |
| 25 Oct 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Gefion | 1,123 |  | br |
| 28 Oct 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Redesmere | 2,123 |  | br |
| 17 Nov 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Abaris (d.) | 2,892 |  | br |
| 17 Nov 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Western Coast | 1,394 |  | br |
| 19 Nov 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Aparima | 5,704 |  | br |
| 9 Dec 1917 | UB 40 | Hans Howaldt | | Sedbergh (d.) | 4,275 |  | br |
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| 27 Jan 1918 | UB 40 | Karl Dobberstein | | Carolus | 1,041 |  | nw |
| 29 Jan 1918 | UB 40 | Karl Dobberstein | | Butetown | 1,829 |  | br |
| 20 Feb 1918 | UB 40 | Karl Dobberstein | | Huntsmoor | 4,957 |  | br |
| 25 Feb 1918 | UB 40 | Karl Dobberstein | | Nyanza (d.) | 6,695 |  | br |
| 16 Mar 1918 | UB 40 | Karl Dobberstein | | Author (d.) | 5,586 |  | br |
| 21 Mar 1918 | UB 40 | Karl Dobberstein | | Ikeda | 6,311 |  | br |
| 18 Apr 1918 | UB 40 | Karl Dobberstein | | Pentyrch | 3,312 |  | br |
| 26 May 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Dayspring | 57 |  | br |
| 26 May 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Eclipse | 47 |  | br |
| 26 May 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Fortuna | 61 |  | br |
| 31 May 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | ALERT | 59 |  | br |
| 3 Jun 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Antiope (d.) | 3,004 |  | br |
| 6 Jun 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Active | 57 |  | br |
| 6 Jun 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Beryl | 57 |  | br |
| 6 Jun 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Dianthus | 51 |  | br |
| 29 Jun 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Grekland | 2,751 |  | sw |
| 29 Jun 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Florentia | 3,688 |  | br |
| 1 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Charing Cross | 2,534 |  | br |
| 2 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Admiral | 102 |  | br |
| 2 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Madeleine (d.) | 158 |  | fr |
| 2 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Nord | 409 |  | fr |
| 7 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Aby | 15 |  | br |
| 7 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Albion | 22 |  | br |
| 26 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Boy Jack | 57 |  | br |
| 26 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Godesgenage | 40 |  | be |
| 27 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Counsellor | 56 |  | br |
| 27 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Fear Not | 59 |  | br |
| 27 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | I’ll Try | 51 |  | br |
| 27 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Kirkham Abbey | 1,166 |  | br |
| 27 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Le Bijou | 46 |  | br |
| 27 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Paragon | 56 |  | br |
| 27 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Passion Flower | 46 |  | br |
| 27 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Success | 54 |  | br |
| 27 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Valour | 39 |  | br |
| 28 Jul 1918 | UB 40 | Hans Joachim Emsmann | | Francis Robert | 44 |  | br |
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| 191,114 | | | 100 ships sunk (134,537 tons) and 14 ships damaged (56,577 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost).
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