Ships hit during WWI

Losses by Month

October 1915

This is the full listing of all ships hit during October 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 Oct 1915 U 16 Leo Hillebrand Pallas (p.)838sw
1 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser Provincia3,523fr
2 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser Arabian2,744br
2 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser Sainte Marguerite3,908fr
2 Oct 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Sailor Prince3,144br
3 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser Antonie2,698fr
4 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser Craigston2,617br
4 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser Yunnan (d.)6,474fr
4 Oct 1915 UC 5 Herbert Pustkuchen Enfield (d.)2,124br
5 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser Burrsfield4,037br
5 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser X130160br
5 Oct 1915 UC 6 Matthias Graf von Schmettow Alose214fr
5 Oct 1915 UC 7 Franz Wäger Novocastrian1,151br
6 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser Dimitrios2,508gr
6 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser Scawby3,658br
6 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser Silverash3,753br
6 Oct 1915 UC 5 Herbert Pustkuchen Brighton Queen553br
6 Oct 1915 UC 7 Franz Wäger Texelstroom1,601nl
7 Oct 1915 U 33 Konrad Gansser Amiral Hamelin5,051fr
7 Oct 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Halizones5,093br
7 Oct 1915 UB 14 Heino von Heimburg Katja474ru
8 Oct 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Thorpwood3,184br
8 Oct 1915 UB 14 Heino von Heimburg Apscheron1,864ru
9 Oct 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Apollo3,774br
10 Oct 1915 UC 5 Herbert Pustkuchen Newcastle3,403br
12 Oct 1915 U 39 Walter Forstmann Restore93br
12 Oct 1915 UC 5 Herbert Pustkuchen Frons Oliviae98br
14 Oct 1915 UC 3 Erwin Waßner Salerno2,071br
16 Oct 1915 UC 3 Erwin Waßner Volscian (d.)570br
17 Oct 1915 UC 3 Erwin Waßner Javelin205br
18 Oct 1915 U 35 Waldemar Kophamel Scilla1,220it
18 Oct 1915 UC 6 Matthias Graf von Schmettow Aleppo (d.)3,870br
18 Oct 1915 UC 6 Matthias Graf von Schmettow Salerno2,431nw
19 Oct 1915 UC 5 Herbert Pustkuchen Erin Ii181br
20 Oct 1915 UC 5 Herbert Pustkuchen Star Of Buchan81br
21 Oct 1915 UC 1 Egon von Werner Scott288br
21 Oct 1915 UC 6 Matthias Graf von Schmettow Monitoria1,904br
22 Oct 1915 UC 5 Herbert Pustkuchen Grappler102br
23 Oct 1915 U 35 Waldemar Kophamel Marquette7,057br
23 Oct 1915 UC 5 Herbert Pustkuchen Ilaro2,799br
24 Oct 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Rumina (p.)1,418sw
25 Oct 1915 UC 3 Erwin Waßner Selma1,654nw
25 Oct 1915 UC 5 Herbert Pustkuchen Velox380br
31 Oct 1915 UC 6 Matthias Graf von Schmettow Aries268br
31 Oct 1915 UC 6 Matthias Graf von Schmettow Eidsiva1,092nw
31 Oct 1915 UC 6 Matthias Graf von Schmettow Othello Ii206br
31 Oct 1915 UC 6 Matthias Graf von Schmettow Toward1,218br
 97,754
43 ships sunk (84,716 tons) and 4 ships damaged (13,038 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost).


This map shows where Allied ships were hit during October 1915.
Resource id #76

ms = 33.10N26.26E,33.12N25.28E,33.44N24.40E,34.36N27.04E,35.30N18.20E,35.33N20.56E,35.37N19.08E,35.43N18.24E,35.45N19.05E,35.47N22.33E,35.57N21.00E,35.58N21.53E,36.04N22.53E,36.07N22.30E,50.41N01.20W,51.00N01.24E,51.45N01.42E,51.47N01.31E


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

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Ships Attacked by U-boats during WWI