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.

DateU-boat Commander Name of shipTonsNat.
 
1 May 1915 U 30 Erich von Rosenberg-Grusczyski Edale3,110br
1 May 1915 U 30 Erich von Rosenberg-Grusczyski Europe1,887fr
1 May 1915 U 30 Erich von Rosenberg-Grusczyski  Gulflight (d.)5,189am
1 May 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Balduin1,059nw
1 May 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Elsa120sw
1 May 1915 UB 6 Erich Haecker Recruit335br
2 May 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann St. Louis No. 1211br
2 May 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Sunray165br
2 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen America3,706nw
2 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Cruiser146br
2 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Martaban148br
2 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Mercury222br
2 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen St. George215br
3 May 1915 U 30 Erich von Rosenberg-Grusczyski Minterne3,018br
3 May 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Scottish Queen125br
3 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Oscar107nw
3 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Roxane (p.)355sw
3 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Bob White191br
3 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Coquet176br
3 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Hector179br
3 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Hero173br
3 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Iolanthe179br
3 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Northward Ho180br
3 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Progress273br
4 May 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Elsa329sw
4 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Rugby205br
5 May 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Earl Of Lathom132br
5 May 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Sceptre166br
5 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Straton198br
6 May 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Candidate5,858br
6 May 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger Centurion5,495br
6 May 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Truro836br
6 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Merrie Islington147br
7 May 1915 U 20 Walther Schwieger  Lusitania30,396br
7 May 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Benington126br
8 May 1915 U 36 Ernst Graeff Lilian Drost1,966da
8 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Don939br
8 May 1915 U 9 Johannes Spieß Queen Wilhelmina3,590br
10 May 1915 U 36 Ernst Graeff Björn (p.)1,241sw
10 May 1915 U 36 Ernst Graeff Niobe (p.)654nl
10 May 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Olga (p.)798da
15 May 1915 U 23 Hans Schultheß Martha1,182da
18 May 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Drumcree4,052br
19 May 1915 U 23 Hans Schultheß Chrysolite222br
19 May 1915 U 23 Hans Schultheß Crimond173br
19 May 1915 U 23 Hans Schultheß Lucerne154br
19 May 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Dumfries4,121br
21 May 1915 U 27 Bernd Wegener Glenholm1,968br
22 May 1915 U 23 Hans Schultheß Minerva3,735nw
25 May 1915 U 21 Otto Hersing  Triumph11,985br
25 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Nebraskan (d.)4,409am
26 May 1915 U 16 Leo Hillebrand Betty2,109da
26 May 1915 U 16 Leo Hillebrand M. Roosval309sw
26 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Morwenna1,414br
27 May 1915 U 21 Otto Hersing  Majestic14,900br
27 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Cadeby1,130br
28 May 1915 U 16 Leo Hillebrand Mars251ru
28 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Ethiope3,794br
28 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Spennymoor2,733br
28 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Tullochmoor3,520br
29 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Cysne623pt
29 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Dixiana3,329br
29 May 1915 U 41 Claus Hansen Glenlee4,140br
29 May 1915 k.u.k. U12 Egon Lerch Virginia1,065gr
29 May 1915 UB 8 Ernst von Voigt  Merion19,380br
30 May 1915 U 16 Leo Hillebrand Søborg2,108da
 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.


This map shows where Allied ships were hit during May 1915.
Resource id #95

ms = 43.35N13.30E,49.19N05.21W,49.39N04.16W,49.40N06.10W,49.54N06.30W,50.09N07.30W,50.27N08.44W,50.41N05.00W,50.46N05.02W,51.12N10.47W,51.24N08.31W,55.49N00.22E,55.50N00.40W,56.40N04.00E,56.53N02.30E,56.55N04.20E,56.58N03.15E,57.20N01.09W


In some cases the exact positions of losses are not known, those are not shown.

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