Ships hit during WWI

Losses by Month

October 1916

This is the full listing of all ships hit during October 1916. 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 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner	Cap Mazagan	789		fr
1 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner	Le Blavet	1,010		fr
1 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner	Le Pelerin	31		fr
1 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner	Mallin	468		nw
1 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner	Musette	245		fr
1 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Vanellus	1,797		br
1 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Villebois Mareuil	32		fr
2 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Rigel	1,250		fr
2 Oct 1916	U 48	Berndt Buß	Lotusmere	3,911		br
2 Oct 1916	UB 46	Cäsar Bauer	Huntsfall	4,331		br
2 Oct 1916	UC 6	Paul Günther	Girl Eva	76		br
3 Oct 1916			Tyir	unknown		nw
3 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Samos	1,186		gr
3 Oct 1916	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst	J. Y. Short	2,193		br
3 Oct 1916	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst	Tourgai	4,281		ru
3 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner	La Fraternite	477		fr
3 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Ada	1,111		nw
4 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Birk	715		nw
4 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Gallia	14,966		fr
4 Oct 1916	U 46	Leo Hillebrand	Brantingham	2,617		br
4 Oct 1916	U 48	Berndt Buß	Brink	1,391		nw
4 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walter Gustav Becker	Jennie Bullas	26		br
4 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walter Gustav Becker	Jersey	162		br
4 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walter Gustav Becker	Rado	182		br
4 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner	Cantatrice	109		fr
4 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Franconia	18,510		br
4 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Risholm	2,550		nw
5 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Aurora	2,806		it
5 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Vera	2,308		sw
5 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walter Gustav Becker	Rover	42		br
5 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner	Cederic	1,129		nw
5 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner	Rosenvold	758		nw
5 Oct 1916	UB 42	Fritz Wernicke	St. Nikolei	150		ru
5 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Isle Of Hastings	1,575		br
6 Oct 1916	U 46	Leo Hillebrand	Erika	2,430		ru
6 Oct 1916	U 48	Berndt Buß	Suchan (p.)	3,781		ru
6 Oct 1916	U 48	Berndt Buß	Tuva	2,270		sw
6 Oct 1916	UC 1	Heinrich Küstner	Lanterna	1,685		br
7 Oct 1916	UB 27	Victor Dieckmann	Jupiter (d.)	2,124		br
8 Oct 1916	U 53	Hans Rose	Blommersdijk	4,850		nl
8 Oct 1916	U 53	Hans Rose	Chr. Knudsen	4,224		nw
8 Oct 1916	U 53	Hans Rose	Stephano	3,449		br
8 Oct 1916	U 53	Hans Rose	Strathdene	4,321		br
8 Oct 1916	U 53	Hans Rose	West Point	3,847		br
8 Oct 1916	UB 27	Victor Dieckmann	Magnus	154		br
9 Oct 1916	U 46	Leo Hillebrand	Astoria	4,262		br
10 Oct 1916	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst	Gardepee	1,633		br
10 Oct 1916	UB 43	Hans von Mellenthin	Elax	3,980		br
11 Oct 1916	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst	Bistritza	3,688		ro
11 Oct 1916	U 46	Leo Hillebrand	Iolo	3,903		br
11 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Crosshill	5,002		br
12 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Sebek (d.)	4,601		br
13 Oct 1916	k.u.k. U4	Rudolf Singule	Margaretha	2,092		it
13 Oct 1916	UB 43	Hans von Mellenthin	Welsh Prince	4,934		br
13 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Mercator	2,827		fi
14 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Annunziata	61		it
14 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Elena	52		it
14 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Il Nuovo S. Luigi	39		it
14 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Il Redentore	80		it
14 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer	La Nuova Concettina	32		it
15 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Avis	1,000		gr
16 Oct 1916	k.u.k. U16	Orest Ritter von Zopa	Nembo	330		it
17 Oct 1916	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst	Edam	2,381		nw
17 Oct 1916	U 76	Waldemar Bender	Botnia	1,149		nw
17 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader	Sten	1,046		nw
18 Oct 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger	Ethel Duncan	2,510		br
18 Oct 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig	Athene	1,847		nw
18 Oct 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt	Greta	1,370		sw
19 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Penylan	3,875		br
19 Oct 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt	Mercur	711		sw
19 Oct 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt	Normandie	1,342		sw
19 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader	Cottica	320		nw
19 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader	Dido	333		nw
19 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader	Guldaas	636		nw
19 Oct 1916	UB 42	Fritz Wernicke	Czarita	2,891		ru
19 Oct 1916	UC 16	Egon von Werner	Alaunia	13,405		br
19 Oct 1916	UC 20	Franz Becker	Frits Emil	194		da
19 Oct 1916	UC 25	Johannes Feldkirchner	Jug	75		ru
20 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Mombassa	4,689		br
20 Oct 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	Cabotia	4,309		br
20 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Cliburn	440		br
20 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	The Duke	376		br
20 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	The Marchioness	553		br
20 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen	Lekna	204		sw
20 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen	Randi	467		nw
20 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen	Svartvik	322		sw
20 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier	Drafn	774		nw
20 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader	Guldborg	1,569		da
20 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader	Libra	174		da
20 Oct 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer	Midland	4,247		br
20 Oct 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer	Secundo	1,512		nw
20 Oct 1916	UB 40	Karl Neumann	Barbara	3,740		br
20 Oct 1916	UC 11	Max Schmitz	Huguenot	1,032		br
21 Oct 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt	Rönnaug	1,331		nw
21 Oct 1916	U 78	Otto Dröscher	Atle Jarl (p.)	1,249		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Brizeux	2,197		fr
21 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Condor	740		fr
21 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Fulvio	309		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Rabbi	878		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen	Fritzöe (p.)	641		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen	Grönhaug	667		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier	Antoinette	912		sw
21 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier	Theodor	234		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt	Julia	166		fr
21 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt	Snestad	2,350		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Fart 3	230		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Grit	147		br
21 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Princess May	104		br
21 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny	August	346		sw
21 Oct 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz	Ull	1,139		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader	Raftsund	937		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer	Hebe	775		da
21 Oct 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer	Helga	1,182		da
21 Oct 1916	UB 40	Karl Neumann	Cock O’ The Walk	111		br
22 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Cluden	3,166		br
22 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Nina	3,383		it
22 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Ravn	998		nw
22 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	W. Harkess	1,185		br
22 Oct 1916	U 56	Hermann Lorenz	Theodosi Tschernigowski	327		ru
22 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen	London	184		da
22 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen	Thor	372		nw
22 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier	Caerloch	659		nw
22 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier	Gunn	483		nw
22 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Georges M. Embiricos	3,636		gr
22 Oct 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz	Effort	159		br
22 Oct 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer	Alix	1,584		nw
22 Oct 1916	UB 40	Karl Neumann	Maris Stella	106		fr
22 Oct 1916	UB 40	Karl Neumann	Risøy	1,129		nw
22 Oct 1916	UC 16	Egon von Werner	Fortuna	1,254		nl
23 Oct 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger	Arromanches	1,640		fr
23 Oct 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger	Chieri	4,400		it
23 Oct 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger	Felix Louis	275		fr
23 Oct 1916	U 56	Hermann Lorenz	Rensfjell	781		nw
23 Oct 1916	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Genista	1,250		br
23 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze	Bayreaulx	3,009		br
23 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt	Alf	196		da
23 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt	Antoine Allosia	29		fr
23 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt	Saint Pierre	151		fr
23 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt	Venus Ii	784		nw
23 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny	Elly	88		sw
23 Oct 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz	Regina	823		nw
24 Oct 1916	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Clearfield	4,229		br
24 Oct 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	Sola	3,057		nw
24 Oct 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß	Propontis	700		gr
24 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Cannebiere	2,454		fr
24 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Anna Gurine	1,147		nw
24 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Sidmouth	4,045		br
24 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny	Elin	127		ru
24 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny	Ingersoll	239		ru
24 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny	Jenny Lind	53		ru
24 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny	Urpo	111		ru
24 Oct 1916	UB 37	Hans Valentiner	Twig	128		br
24 Oct 1916	UC 11	Max Schmitz	Framfield	2,510		br
25 Oct 1916	U 56	Hermann Lorenz	Dag	963		nw
25 Oct 1916	k.u.k. U15	Franz Rzemenowsky von Trautenegg	Polceverra	2,207		it
25 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walter Gustav Becker	Comtesse De Flandre	1,810		be
26 Oct 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger	Fabian (d.)	2,246		br
26 Oct 1916	U 21	Otto Hersing	Marina G.	154		it
26 Oct 1916	U 30	Franz Grünert	Lysland	1,745		nw
26 Oct 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Valborg	207		da
26 Oct 1916	U 56	Hermann Lorenz	Oola	2,494		br
26 Oct 1916	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Rowanmore	10,320		br
26 Oct 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	North Wales	4,072		br
26 Oct 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	Rappahannock	3,871		br
26 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Pan	796		nw
26 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walter Gustav Becker	Iduna	165		fr
26 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt	Saint Yves	165		fr
26 Oct 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz	Titan	171		br
26 Oct 1916	UC 11	Max Schmitz	Lord Roberts	293		br
27 Oct 1916			Marie Sophie	103		fr
27 Oct 1916	U 58	Kurt Wippern	Ellen	140		sw
27 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier	Sif	377		da
27 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader	Stemshest	811		nw
27 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Blanc Nez	247		fr
27 Oct 1916	UC 4	Hans Howaldt	Bygdo	2,345		nw
28 Oct 1916	U 21	Otto Hersing	Gilda R.	37		it
28 Oct 1916	U 21	Otto Hersing	Tre Fratelli D.	190		it
28 Oct 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Germaine	2,573		gr
28 Oct 1916	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Marina	5,204		br
28 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze	Lanao	692		am
28 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze	Rio Pirahy	3,561		br
28 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze	Selene	3,955		it
28 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze	Torsdal	3,621		nw
28 Oct 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß	Angeliki (d.)	706		gr
28 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Saint Charles	521		fr
28 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Galeka	6,772		br
28 Oct 1916	UC 27	Karl Vesper	Kazanetz	580		ru
28 Oct 1916	UC 4	Hans Howaldt	Sparta	480		br
29 Oct 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Marie Therese	219		fr
29 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze	Massalia	2,186		gr
29 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze	Meroë	3,552		br
29 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze	Torino	1,850		br
29 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier	Falkefjell	1,131		nw
30 Oct 1916			Mantola (d.)	8,253		br
30 Oct 1916	U 24	Walter Remy	Nellie Bruce	192		br
30 Oct 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig	Marquis Bacquehem	4,396		br
30 Oct 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig	Vertunno	3,239		it
30 Oct 1916	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Floreal	163		br
30 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Saint Hubert	216		fr
31 Oct 1916	U 21	Otto Hersing	Glenlogan	5,838		br
31 Oct 1916	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Saturn	1,108		nw
31 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze	Delto	3,193		nw
31 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze	Fedelta	1,906		it
31 Oct 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß	Kiki Issaias	2,993		gr
				375,853
199 ships sunk (357,923 tons) and 5 ships damaged (17,930 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.