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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 Hamre	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	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	160		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 (d.)	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
					245,265
98 ships sunk (209,612 tons) and 12 ships damaged (35,653 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.

This map shows where Allied ships were hit during April 1916.

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