Ships hit during WWI

Losses by Month

May 1915

This is the full listing of all ships hit during May 1915. You can click on any of the links for further information on either ship, U-boat, commander or convoy.

Date	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.

1 May 1915	U 30	Erich von Rosenberg-Grusczyski	Edale	3,110		br
1 May 1915	U 30	Erich von Rosenberg-Grusczyski	Europe	1,887		fr
1 May 1915	U 30	Erich von Rosenberg-Grusczyski	Gulflight (d.)	5,189		am
1 May 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Balduin	1,059		nw
1 May 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Elsa	120		sw
1 May 1915	UB 6	Erich Haecker	Recruit	335		br
2 May 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	St. Louis No. 1	211		br
2 May 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Sunray	165		br
2 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	America	3,706		nw
2 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Cruiser	146		br
2 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Martaban	148		br
2 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Mercury	222		br
2 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	St. George	215		br
3 May 1915	U 30	Erich von Rosenberg-Grusczyski	Minterne	3,018		br
3 May 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Scottish Queen	125		br
3 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Oscar	107		nw
3 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Roxane (p.)	355		sw
3 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Bob White	191		br
3 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Coquet	176		br
3 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Hector	179		br
3 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Hero	173		br
3 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Iolanthe	179		br
3 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Northward Ho	180		br
3 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Progress	273		br
4 May 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Elsa	329		sw
4 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Rugby	205		br
5 May 1915	U 20	Walther Schwieger	Earl Of Lathom	132		br
5 May 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Sceptre	166		br
5 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Straton	198		br
6 May 1915	U 20	Walther Schwieger	Candidate	5,858		br
6 May 1915	U 20	Walther Schwieger	Centurion	5,495		br
6 May 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Truro	836		br
6 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Merrie Islington	147		br
7 May 1915	U 20	Walther Schwieger	Lusitania	30,396		br
7 May 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Benington	126		br
8 May 1915	U 36	Ernst Graeff	Lilian Drost	1,966		da
8 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Don	939		br
8 May 1915	U 9	Johannes Spieß	Queen Wilhelmina	3,590		br
10 May 1915	U 36	Ernst Graeff	Björn (p.)	1,241		sw
10 May 1915	U 36	Ernst Graeff	Niobe (p.)	654		nl
10 May 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Olga (p.)	798		da
15 May 1915	U 23	Hans Schultheß	Martha	1,182		da
18 May 1915	U 27	Bernd Wegener	Drumcree	4,052		br
19 May 1915	U 23	Hans Schultheß	Chrysolite	222		br
19 May 1915	U 23	Hans Schultheß	Crimond	173		br
19 May 1915	U 23	Hans Schultheß	Lucerne	154		br
19 May 1915	U 27	Bernd Wegener	Dumfries	4,121		br
21 May 1915	U 27	Bernd Wegener	Glenholm	1,968		br
22 May 1915	U 23	Hans Schultheß	Minerva	3,735		nw
25 May 1915	U 21	Otto Hersing	Triumph	11,985		br
25 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Nebraskan (d.)	4,409		am
26 May 1915	U 16	Leo Hillebrand	Betty	2,109		da
26 May 1915	U 16	Leo Hillebrand	M. Roosval	309		sw
26 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Morwenna	1,414		br
27 May 1915	U 21	Otto Hersing	Majestic	14,900		br
27 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Cadeby	1,130		br
28 May 1915	U 16	Leo Hillebrand	Mars	251		ru
28 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Ethiope	3,794		br
28 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Spennymoor	2,733		br
28 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Tullochmoor	3,520		br
29 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Cysne	623		pt
29 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Dixiana	3,329		br
29 May 1915	U 41	Claus Hansen	Glenlee	4,140		br
29 May 1915	k.u.k. U12	Egon Lerch	Virginia	1,065		gr
29 May 1915	UB 8	Ernst von Voigt	Merion	19,380		br
30 May 1915	U 16	Leo Hillebrand	Søborg	2,108		da
				167,351
64 ships sunk (157,753 tons) and 2 ships damaged (9,598 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost). We have a picture of this vessel.