Ships hit during WWI

Losses by Month

April 1916

This is the full listing of all ships hit during April 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 Apr 1916	U 28	Georg-Günther von Forstner	Bengairn	2,127		br
1 Apr 1916	U 44	Paul Wagenführ	Ashburton	4,445		br
1 Apr 1916	UB 10	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Peter Hanre	1,081		nw
1 Apr 1916	UB 16	Hans Valentiner	Perth	653		br
2 Apr 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Simla	5,884		br
2 Apr 1916	U 70	Otto Wünsche	Arena	1,019		nw
2 Apr 1916	UC 7	Georg Haag	Bourbaki (d.)	2,208		fr
2 Apr 1916	UC 7	Georg Haag	Commandant	207		br
3 Apr 1916	U 33	Konrad Gansser	Enrichetta	442		ru
3 Apr 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Ellaston	3,796		br
3 Apr 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Sneaton	3,470		br
3 Apr 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Clan Campbell	5,897		br
3 Apr 1916	UB 16	Hans Valentiner	Elziena Helena (d.)	131		nl
3 Apr 1916	UC 10	Alfred Nitzsche	Ino	702		nw
4 Apr 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Giuseppe Padre	184		it
4 Apr 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Maria Carmella Findari	42		it
4 Apr 1916	UC 1	Egon von Werner	Bendew	3,681		br
5 Apr 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Chantala	4,951		br
5 Apr 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer	Zent	3,890		br
5 Apr 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Baus	1,287		nw
5 Apr 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Jeannette	159		fr
6 Apr 1916	U 22	Bruno Hoppe	Vennacher (d.)	4,700		br
6 Apr 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Yonne	4,039		br
6 Apr 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Colbert (d.)	5,394		fr
6 Apr 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Stjerneborg	1,592		da
6 Apr 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer	Binicaise	151		fr
6 Apr 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Asger Ryg	1,134		da
6 Apr 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Vesuvio	1,391		br
7 Apr 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer	Rijndijk (d.)	3,557		nl
7 Apr 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer	Sainte Marie	397		fr
7 Apr 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Clyde	204		br
7 Apr 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Eemdijk (d.)	3,048		nl
7 Apr 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Braunton	4,575		br
7 Apr 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Marguerite	42		fr
7 Apr 1916	UC 6	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Halcyon	1,319		br
8 Apr 1916	U 22	Bruno Hoppe	Adamton	2,304		br
8 Apr 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Zafra	3,578		br
8 Apr 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer	Santanderino	3,346		sp
8 Apr 1916	UB 7	Wilhelm Werner	Sal’dagan	75		ru
9 Apr 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Caledonia	1,815		da
9 Apr 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer	Eastern City	4,341		br
9 Apr 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer	Glenalmond	2,888		br
9 Apr 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer	Sjolyst	997		nw
9 Apr 1916	UB 7	Wilhelm Werner	Gryoza	119		ru
9 Apr 1916	UC 7	Georg Haag	Avon	1,574		br
10 Apr 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer	Margam Abbey	4,471		br
10 Apr 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer	Unione	2,367		it
10 Apr 1916	UB 12	Wilhelm Kiel	Silksworth Hall	4,777		br
10 Apr 1916	UB 16	Paul Hundius	Robert Adamson	2,978		br
11 Apr 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Angus	3,619		br
11 Apr 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Imperator (d.)	394		ru
11 Apr 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß	Inverlyon	1,827		br
12 Apr 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Orlock Head	1,945		br
12 Apr 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker	Vega	2,957		fr
12 Apr 1916	UB 13	Arthur Metz	Prøven	276		da
12 Apr 1916	UC 1	Egon von Werner	Colombia (d.)	5,644		nl
13 Apr 1916	U 22	Bruno Hoppe	Chic	3,037		br
13 Apr 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Lipari	1,539		it
14 Apr 1916	UC 6	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Shenandoah	3,886		br
14 Apr 1916	UC 7	Georg Haag	Alberta	209		br
14 Apr 1916	UC 7	Georg Haag	Orcades	270		br
15 Apr 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	Fairport	3,838		br
15 Apr 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	Schwanden	844		ru
15 Apr 1916	UC 7	Georg Haag	Tusnastabb	859		nw
16 Apr 1916	U 67	Hans Nieland	Cardonia	2,169		br
16 Apr 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	Glendoon	1,918		nw
16 Apr 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	Harrovian	4,309		br
16 Apr 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	Papelera	1,591		nw
17 Apr 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	Ernest Reyer	2,708		fr
17 Apr 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß	Terje Viken	3,579		nw
18 Apr 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	Ravenhill	1,826		br
20 Apr 1916	U 67	Hans Nieland	Whitgift	4,397		br
20 Apr 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms	Cairngowan	4,017		br
20 Apr 1916	U 74	Erwin Weisbach	Sabbia	2,802		br
20 Apr 1916	UC 1	Kurt Ramien	Lodewijk Van Nassau	3,350		nl
21 Apr 1916	U 19	Raimund Weisbach	Feliciana	4,283		br
21 Apr 1916	UC 6	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Estafette	267		fr
22 Apr 1916	U 19	Raimund Weisbach	Jozsef Agost Foherzeg	2,680		it
22 Apr 1916	U 19	Raimund Weisbach	Ross	2,666		br
22 Apr 1916	U 67	Hans Nieland	Chanaral	2,423		fr
22 Apr 1916	UB 16	Paul Hundius	Tregantle	3,091		br
23 Apr 1916	U 19	Raimund Weisbach	Parisiana	4,763		br
23 Apr 1916	U 19	Raimund Weisbach	Ribston	3,048		br
23 Apr 1916	UC 7	Georg Haag	Lena Melling	274		br
24 Apr 1916			Maashaven	2,609		nl
25 Apr 1916	U 19	Raimund Weisbach	Carmanian	1,840		nw
25 Apr 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	E 22	725		br
25 Apr 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Berkelstroom	736		nl
25 Apr 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen	Penelope (d.)	3,750		br
25 Apr 1916	UC 15	Albrecht von Dewitz	Sv. Georgiy Pobedonosets	112		ru
25 Apr 1916	UC 15	Albrecht von Dewitz	Zhivuchi	350		ru
26 Apr 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck	Alfred	24		br
26 Apr 1916	UC 10	Alfred Nitzsche	Dubhe (d.)	3,233		nl
26 Apr 1916	UC 10	Alfred Nitzsche	Noordzee	298		nl
27 Apr 1916	U 45	Erich Sittenfeld	Industry	4,044		br
27 Apr 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß	Nasturtium	1,250		br
27 Apr 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß	Russell	14,000		br
28 Apr 1916	U 33	Konrad Gansser	Anzhelika	170		ru
28 Apr 1916	U 33	Konrad Gansser	Lyusya	50		ru
28 Apr 1916	U 33	Konrad Gansser	Unidentified Sailing Vessel	300		ru
28 Apr 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß	Aegusa	1,242		br
28 Apr 1916	UB 27	Victor Dieckmann	Blessing	19		br
28 Apr 1916	UB 27	Victor Dieckmann	Christian (d.)	227		da
29 Apr 1916	UB 27	Victor Dieckmann	Teal	766		br
29 Apr 1916	UB 27	Victor Dieckmann	Wandle (d.)	889		br
29 Apr 1916	UC 6	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Saint Corentin	216		fr
30 Apr 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger	Bakio	1,906		sp
30 Apr 1916	U 21	Otto Hersing	City Of Lucknow	3,669		br
30 Apr 1916	U 45	Erich Sittenfeld	Vinifreda	1,441		sp
30 Apr 1916	UB 27	Victor Dieckmann	Mod	664		nw
				245,264
98 ships sunk (212,089 tons) and 12 ships damaged (33,175 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged.