Ships hit during WWI

Losses by Month

December 1915

This is the full listing of all ships hit during December 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 Dec 1915	U 33	Konrad Gansser	Clan Macleod	4,796		br
1 Dec 1915	U 33	Konrad Gansser	Umeta	5,312		br
2 Dec 1915	U 33	Konrad Gansser	Commodore	5,858		br
3 Dec 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Dante	889		it
3 Dec 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Helmsmuir	4,111		br
3 Dec 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Pietro Lofaro	517		it
4 Dec 1915	UC 1	Egon von Werner	Etoile Polaire	278		br
4 Dec 1915	UC 14	Cäsar Bauer	Intrepido	680		it
4 Dec 1915	UC 14	Cäsar Bauer	Re Umberto	2,952		it
5 Dec 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Petrolite (d.)	3,710		am
6 Dec 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	L. G. Goulandris	2,123		gr
7 Dec 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Veria	3,229		br
7 Dec 1915	k.u.k. U16	Orest Ritter von Zopa	Fiore Albania (p.)	62		al
8 Dec 1915	UC 7	Georg Haag	Ignis	2,042		br
9 Dec 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Busiris	2,705		br
9 Dec 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Orteric	6,535		br
9 Dec 1915	k.u.k. U4	Rudolf Singule	Gjovadje (p.)	unknown		al
9 Dec 1915	k.u.k. U4	Rudolf Singule	Papagallo	10		al
10 Dec 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Porto Said	5,301		it
10 Dec 1915	UC 3	Erwin Waßner	Nereus	742		nw
10 Dec 1915	UC 7	Georg Haag	Ingstad	780		nw
11 Dec 1915	UC 3	Erwin Waßner	Pinegrove	2,847		br
16 Dec 1915			Levenpool (d.)	4,844		br
18 Dec 1915	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Lottie Leask	94		br
18 Dec 1915	k.u.k. U15	Friedrich Fähndrich	Erzen	25		al
18 Dec 1915	k.u.k. U15	Friedrich Fähndrich	Figlio Preligiona	80		al
18 Dec 1915	UC 3	Erwin Waßner	Nico	712		nw
20 Dec 1915	UB 10	Otto Steinbrinck	Belford	516		br
20 Dec 1915	UB 10	Otto Steinbrinck	Huntly	1,153		br
21 Dec 1915	U 38	Max Valentiner	Yasaka Maru	10,932		jp
21 Dec 1915	UC 3	Erwin Waßner	Lady Ismay	495		br
21 Dec 1915	UC 7	Georg Haag	Knarsdale	1,641		br
24 Dec 1915	U 34	Claus Rücker	Ville De La Ciotat	6,431		fr
24 Dec 1915	U 34	Claus Rücker	Yeddo	4,563		br
24 Dec 1915	UC 1	Egon von Werner	Carilon	226		br
24 Dec 1915	UC 1	Egon von Werner	Embla	1,172		br
25 Dec 1915	U 24	Rudolf Schneider	Van Stirum	3,284		br
26 Dec 1915	U 24	Rudolf Schneider	Cottingham	513		br
26 Dec 1915	U 24	Rudolf Schneider	Ministre Beernaert	4,215		be
26 Dec 1915	UC 5	Herbert Pustkuchen	E 6	725		br
26 Dec 1915	UC 5	Herbert Pustkuchen	Resono	230		br
27 Dec 1915	UC 3	Erwin Waßner	Hadley	1,777		br
28 Dec 1915	U 24	Rudolf Schneider	El Zorro	5,989		br
28 Dec 1915	U 24	Rudolf Schneider	Huronian (d.)	8,755		br
29 Dec 1915	U 34	Claus Rücker	Kenkoku Maru	3,217		jp
30 Dec 1915	U 34	Claus Rücker	Abelia	3,650		br
30 Dec 1915	U 38	Max Valentiner	Clan Macfarlane	4,823		br
30 Dec 1915	U 38	Max Valentiner	Persia	7,951		br
30 Dec 1915	UC 10	Alfred Nitzsche	Ellewoutsdijk	2,229		nl
31 Dec 1915			Ecuador (d.)	5,688		nl
31 Dec 1915	UC 7	Georg Haag	Speeton	205		br
				141,614
47 ships sunk (118,617 tons) and 4 ships damaged (22,997 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost).