Ships hit by U-boats during WWI

Allied Warships hit during WWI

The British Destroyer HMS Skate. She was hit by UC 69 on 12 Mar 1917.


Below are all the purpose-built Allied warships so marked in our databases.

Loss dateTypeName of shipTonsNat.U-boatCommander
5 Nov 1915Coast guard vesselAbbas298 U 35Waldemar Kophamel
5 Nov 1915Coast guard vesselNoor-el-bahr (d.)450 U 35Waldemar Kophamel
26 Sep 1918Coast guard vesselUSCGC Tampa1,181 UB 91Wolf Hans Hertwig
19 Jul 1918Armored cruiserUSS San diego13,680 U 156Richard Feldt
29 Sep 1918BattleshipUSS Minnesota (d.)18,000 U 117Otto Dröscher
15 Oct 1917DestroyerUSS Cassin (d.)1,020 U 61Victor Dieckmann
6 Dec 1917DestroyerUSS Jacob jones1,050 U 53Hans Rose
5 Jun 1916Armored cruiserHMS Hampshire10,850 U 75Curt Beitzen
6 Nov 1915SubmarineE 20725 UB 14Heino von Heimburg
18 Jan 1917DestroyerHMS Ferret (d.)778 UC 21Reinhold Saltzwedel
30 Aug 1918Protected cruiserHMS Endymion (d.)7,350 UC 37Otto Kümpel
18 Mar 1917SloopHMS Alyssum1,250 UC 66Herbert Pustkuchen
2 Oct 1918Light cruiserHMS Weymouth (d.)5,250 k.u.k. U31Hermann Rigele
10 Apr 1918DestroyerHMS Magic (d.)1,025 UC 31Kurt Siewert
16 Jul 1918SloopHMS Anchusa1,290 U 54Hellmuth von Ruckteschell
5 May 1918SloopHMS Rhododendron1,290 U 70Otto Wünsche
6 Jul 1917DestroyerHMS Itchen550 UC 44Kurt Tebbenjohanns
9 Nov 1918BattleshipHMS Britannia16,350 UB 50Heinrich Kukat
29 Dec 1916MinesweeperHMS Ludlow810 UC 6Werner von Zerboni di Sposetti
4 Apr 1918Protecter CruiserHMS Edgar (d.)7,350 k.u.k. U29Leo Prásil
19 Aug 1916Light cruiserHMS Falmouth (d.)5,250 U 66Thorwald von Bothmer
22 Sep 1914Armored cruiserHMS Aboukir12,000 U 9Otto Weddigen
11 Jun 1917Protected cruiserHMS Grafton (d.)7,350 UB 43Horst Obermüller
7 Mar 1916DestroyerHMS Coquette335 UC 10Alfred Nitzsche
4 Jul 1917SloopHMS Azalea (d.)1,250 UC 25Johannes Feldkirchner
9 Mar 1917DestroyerHMS Albacore (d.)440 UC 55Karl Neureuther
25 May 1915BattleshipHMS Triumph11,985 U 21Otto Hersing
31 May 1918DestroyerHMS Fairy355 UC 75Walter Schmitz
23 Oct 1916SloopHMS Genista1,250 U 57Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg
3 Apr 1917MinesweeperHMS Jason810 U 78Otto Dröscher
30 Jun 1915DestroyerHMS Lightning320 UC 1Egon von Werner
11 Nov 1917MonitorHMS M 15540 UC 38Hans Hermann Wendlandt
15 Mar 1917DestroyerHMS Foyle550 UC 68Hans Degetau
9 Jan 1917BattleshipHMS Cornwallis14,000 U 32Kurt Hartwig
23 Jul 1918DestroyerHMS Vanity (d.)1,300 UC 40Hermann Menzel
1 May 1918MinesweeperBlackmorevale750 U 80Karl Koopmann
13 Aug 1916DestroyerHMS Lassoo1,010 UB 10Gustav Buch
1 May 1915DestroyerHMS Recruit335 UB 6Erich Haecker
18 Oct 1914SubmarineE 3725 U 27Bernd Wegener
11 Apr 1918Armored cruiserHMS King alfred (d.)14,150 UB 86Hans Trenk
19 Aug 1916Light cruiserHMS Nottingham5,400 U 52Hans Walther
10 Nov 1916DestroyerHMS Legion (d.)965 
4 Jul 1916SloopHMS Rosemary (d.)1,250 U 63Otto Schultze
22 Sep 1914Armored CruiserHMS Cressy12,000 U 9Otto Weddigen
7 Mar 1916Torpedo BoatTb. 11263 UC 10Alfred Nitzsche
10 Apr 1917Patrol craftP 26613 UC 26Matthias Graf von Schmettow
18 Sep 1917DestroyerHMS Contest957 U 106Hans Hufnagel
8 Feb 1917DestroyerHMS Ghurka880 UC 47Paul Hundius
27 May 1915BattleshipHMS Majestic14,900 U 21Otto Hersing
12 Mar 1917SubmarineE 49725 UC 76Wilhelm Barten
18 Nov 1917SloopHMS Candytuft1,290 U 39Heinrich Metzger
2 Oct 1917DestroyerHMS Brisk (d.)790 U 79Otto Rohrbeck
9 Aug 1917DestroyerHMS Recruit1,075 UB 16Wilhelm Rhein
8 Nov 1916DestroyerHMS Zulu1,027 UC 1Heinrich Küstner
11 Nov 1917DestroyerHMS Staunch750 UC 38Hans Hermann Wendlandt
12 Mar 1917DestroyerHMS Skate (d.)975 UC 69Erwin Waßner
13 Jun 1918Light cruiserHMS Conquest (d.)4,219 UC 11Werner Lange
27 Apr 1916SloopHMS Nasturtium1,250 U 73Gustav Sieß
25 Apr 1918SloopHMS Cowslip1,290 UB 105Wilhelm Marschall
16 Dec 1917SloopHMS Arbutus1,290 UB 65Martin Schelle
30 Jun 1917DestroyerHMS Cheerful370 UC 33Martin Schelle
11 Nov 1914MinesweeperHMS Niger810 U 12Walter Forstmann
7 Jul 1917DestroyerHMS Ettrick (d.)570 UC 61Georg Gerth
31 Oct 1914Seaplane carrierHMS Hermes5,600 U 27Bernd Wegener
8 Nov 1917SloopHMS Candytuft (d.)1,290 U 63Otto Schultze
20 Aug 1916Light cruiserHMS Falmouth5,250 U 63Otto Schultze
22 Sep 1914Armored cruiserHMS Hogue12,000 U 9Otto Weddigen
1 Jun 1915DestroyerHMS Mohawk (d.)865 UC 11Walter Gottfried Schmidt
2 May 1917DestroyerHMS Derwent555 UC 26Matthias Graf von Schmettow
3 Sep 1917SloopHMS Begonia1,250 
25 Oct 1915DestroyerHMS Velox380 UC 5Herbert Pustkuchen
29 Mar 1916SloopHMS Begonia (d.)1,250 U 44Paul Wagenführ
2 Oct 1917Armored cruiserHMS Drake14,300 U 79Otto Rohrbeck
25 Apr 1916SubmarineE 22725 UB 18Otto Steinbrinck
11 Feb 1916Light cruiserHMS Arethusa3,520 UC 7Georg Haag
29 Feb 1916SloopHMS Primula1,250 U 35Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière
20 Aug 1918MinesweeperHMS Shirley (d.)820 U 71Richard Scheurlen
27 Apr 1916BattleshipHMS Russell14,000 U 73Gustav Sieß
23 Mar 1917DestroyerHMS Laforey995 UB 12Ernst Steindorff
10 Nov 1918MinesweeperHMS Ascot810 UB 67Hellmuth von Doemming
15 Aug 1918Destroyer leaderHMS Scott1,801 U 71Richard Scheurlen
30 Dec 1917DestroyerHMS Attack785 UC 34Horst Obermüller
26 Jul 1917MinelayerHMS Ariadne11,000 UC 65Otto Steinbrinck
17 Jun 1917DestroyerHMS Tartar (d.)850 UC 65Otto Steinbrinck
17 Jul 1917SubmarineC 34321 U 52Hans Walther
15 Oct 1914Protected cruiserHMS Hawke7,350 U 9Otto Weddigen
10 Jun 1915Torpedo boatTb. 10255 UC 11Walter Gottfried Schmidt
6 Aug 1918DestroyerHMS Comet747 
26 Dec 1915SubmarineE 6725 UC 5Herbert Pustkuchen
1 Jan 1915BattleshipHMS Formidable15,000 U 24Rudolf Schneider
1 Mar 1917DestroyerHMS Pheasant1,025 U 80Alfred von Glasenapp
25 Apr 1916Light cruiserHMS Penelope (d.)3,750 UB 29Herbert Pustkuchen
24 Jun 1917MinesweeperHMS Kempton810 UC 1Christian Mildenstein
16 May 1917Light cruiserHMS Dartmouth (d.)5,250 UC 25Johannes Feldkirchner
9 Sep 1917SloopHMS Myosotis (d.)1,250 UC 71Reinhold Saltzwedel
24 Jun 1918SubmarineD 6495 UB 73Karl Neureuther
15 Aug 1918DestroyerHMS Ulleswater930 U 71Richard Scheurlen
9 Nov 1915DestroyerHMS Matchless (d.)1,010 
17 Mar 1917SloopHMS Mignonette1,250 UC 66Herbert Pustkuchen
14 May 1918DestroyerHMS Phoenix765 k.u.k. U27Josef Holub
29 Dec 1916MinesweeperHMS Totnes (d.)810 UC 6Werner von Zerboni di Sposetti
20 Jun 1917SloopHMS Salvia1,250 U 94Alfred Saalwächter
10 Jun 1915Torpedo boatTb. 12255 UC 11Walter Gottfried Schmidt
21 Apr 1917SloopHMS Heather (d.)1,250 U 52Hans Walther
12 Oct 1917DestroyerParthian (d.)1,025 U 151Waldemar Kophamel
9 Jun 1915Light cruiserHMS Dublin (d.)5,400 k.u.k. U4Rudolf Singule
30 Apr 1917SloopHMS Tulip1,250 U 62Ernst Hashagen
13 Aug 1917SloopHMS Bergamot1,290 U 84Walter Roehr
14 Apr 1917SloopHMS Veronica (d.)1,200 UB 42Fritz Wernicke
24 Jun 1917MinesweeperHMS Redcar810 UC 1Christian Mildenstein
4 Jul 1917SloopHMS Aster1,250 UC 25Johannes Feldkirchner
29 Jan 1916DestroyerHMS Viking (d.)1,090 
31 Mar 1917SloopHMS Carnation (d.)1,210 UC 42Otto Heinrich Tornow
5 Sep 1914Light cruiserHMS Pathfinder2,940 U 21Otto Hersing
5 May 1917SloopHMS Lavender1,200 UC 75Johannes Lohs
20 Jun 1915Armored cruiserHMS Roxburgh (d.)10,850 U 38Max Valentiner
7 Aug 1917MinesweeperHMS Haldon (d.)810 UC 44Kurt Tebbenjohanns
7 Aug 1918Armored cruiserDupetit-thouars9,517 U 62Ernst Hashagen
1 Nov 1916Torpedo boatTorpilleur 30099 UC 26Matthias Graf von Schmettow
3 Dec 1916GunboatSurprise680 U 38Max Valentiner
19 Jun 1917SubmarineAriane414 UC 22Heino von Heimburg
23 Jun 1916DestroyerFourche745 k.u.k. U15Friedrich Fähndrich
27 Jun 1917Armored cruiserKleber7,578 UC 61Georg Gerth
27 Dec 1916BattleshipGaulois11,100 UB 47Wolfgang Steinbauer
27 Apr 1915Armored cruiserLeon gambetta12,416 k.u.k. U5Georg Ritter von Trapp
25 Nov 1916BattleshipSuffren12,750 U 52Hans Walther
8 Feb 1916Armored cruiserAmiral charner4,750 U 21Otto Hersing
28 Dec 1916Torpedo boatTorpilleur 317100 UC 1Oskar Steckelberg
15 May 1917DestroyerBoutefeu703 UC 25Johannes Feldkirchner
14 Dec 1917Protected cruiserChateaurenault8,018 UC 38Hans Hermann Wendlandt
21 Dec 1914BattleshipJean bart (d.)22,189 k.u.k. U12Egon Lerch
19 Mar 1917BattleshipDanton18,300 U 64Robert Moraht
18 Oct 1918BattleshipVoltaire (d.)18,400 UB 48Wolfgang Steinbauer
20 Sep 1918SubmarineCirce351 k.u.k. U47Hugo von Seyffertitz
2 Oct 1916SloopRigel1,250 U 35Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière
22 Jan 1919Torpedo boatTorpilleur 325100 UC 27Otto Gerke
28 Feb 1917MinelayerCassini970 UC 35Ernst von Voigt
18 Mar 1916DestroyerRenaudin756 k.u.k. U6Hugo von Falkhausen
27 Jun 1917DestroyerDoxa350 UB 47Hans Hermann Wendlandt
4 Dec 1915DestroyerIntrepido680 UC 14Cäsar Bauer
26 Jun 1915Torpedo boat5 pn120 UB 1Franz Wäger
18 Jul 1915Armored CruiserGiuseppe garibaldi7,234 k.u.k. U4Rudolf Singule
10 Jun 1915SubmarineMedusa245 UB 15Heino von Heimburg
12 Dec 1916BattleshipRegina margherita (rin)13,427 UC 14Franz Becker
16 Oct 1916DestroyerNembo330 k.u.k. U16Orest Ritter von Zopa
5 Aug 1915SubmarineNereide225 k.u.k. U5Georg Ritter von Trapp
10 Jul 1916DestroyerImpetuoso680 k.u.k. U17Zdenko Hudecek
7 Jul 1915Armored cruiserAmalfi10,118 UB 14Heino von Heimburg
24 Mar 1918MinelayerPartenope (rin)834 UC 67Karl Neumann
11 Jun 1917DestroyerSakaki (d.)665 k.u.k. U27Robert Teufl von Fernland
29 Aug 1916GunboatIbo (d.)397 U 20Walther Schwieger
19 Nov 1916Armored CruiserRurik (d.)15,544 UC 27Karl Vesper
4 Jun 1915MinelayerYenisei3,600 U 26Egewolf Freiherr von Berckheim
22 Nov 1916MinesweeperFugas150 UC 27Karl Vesper
6 Dec 1916MinesweeperShchit248 UC 25Johannes Feldkirchner
25 Apr 1916DestroyerZhivuchi350 UC 15Albrecht von Dewitz
12 Aug 1917Dispatch vesselLeitenant burakov350 UC 78Hans Kukat
28 Oct 1916DestroyerKazanetz580 UC 27Karl Vesper
15 Aug 1915MinelayerLadoga6,136 UC 4Karl Vesper
2 Jan 1917BattleshipPeresvyet13,500 U 73Gustav Sieß
7 Nov 1916DestroyerLetun (d.)1,260 UC 27Karl Vesper
27 Nov 1917DestroyerBditelnyi380 UC 58Karl Vesper
11 Oct 1914Armored cruiserPallada7,775 U 26Egewolf Freiherr von Berckheim
163 Allied Warships hit by U-boats (119 sunk).589,394


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(d.) means the ship was damaged in the action.

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