Ships hit during WWI

Losses by Month

January 1917

This is the full listing of all ships hit during January 1917. 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 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche	Tsiropinas	3,015		gr
1 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß	Laupar	1,407		nw
1 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Holly Branch	3,568		br
1 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Leon	652		fr
1 Jan 1917	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Ivernia	14,278		br
1 Jan 1917	UC 1	Oskar Steckelberg	Sussex (d.)	5,686		br
1 Jan 1917	UC 22	Heino von Heimburg	Baycraig	3,761		br
1 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg	Britannic	2,289		nw
1 Jan 1917	UC 46	Friedrich Moecke	Goosebridge	1,886		sw
2 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche	Aconcagua	1,313		fr
2 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche	Odda	1,101		nw
2 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche	San Leandro	1,616		sp
2 Jan 1917	U 73	Gustav Sieß	Peresvyet	13,500		ru
2 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß	Older	2,556		nw
2 Jan 1917	U 82	Hans Adam	Omnium	8,719		fr
2 Jan 1917	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz	Bestik	2,185		nw
2 Jan 1917	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz	Ellik	603		nw
2 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Carlyle	466		br
2 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg	Aristotelis C. Ioannou	2,868		gr
2 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg	Dimitrios Goulandris	3,744		gr
2 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg	Notre Dame Du Berger	227		fr
3 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß	Angela	2,422		it
3 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß	Valladares I	124		pt
3 Jan 1917	U 82	Hans Adam	Viking	761		da
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Columbia	34		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Diamant De La Couronne I	36		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Diamant De La Couronne Ii	34		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Formidable	26		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Helgøy	1,806		nw
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Honneur Et Devouement	26		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Jeanne Mathilde	60		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	La Pensee	30		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Marie Henriette	25		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Moderne	38		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Pere Montfort	13		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Petite Emilie	60		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Pierre Le Grand	42		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Richelieu	25		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Saint Jaques	34		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Saint Paul Ii	30		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Huntsend (d.)	8,826		br
3 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg	Capricieuse	156		fr
3 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg	Fama	2,417		nw
4 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche	Ruby	949		ru
4 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß	Chinto Maru	2,592		jp
4 Jan 1917	U 82	Hans Adam	Calabro	1,925		it
4 Jan 1917	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz	Næsborg	1,547		da
4 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Gabrielle Francois	37		fr
4 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader	Lonclara	1,294		br
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg	Liberte	166		fr
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg	Luigi Ciampa	3,988		it
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg	Seemel	209		ru
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg	Wragby	3,641		br
5 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Lesbian	2,555		br
5 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Salvatore Padre	200		it
5 Jan 1917	U 82	Hans Adam	Ebro	1,028		da
5 Jan 1917	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz	Danevirke	1,433		da
5 Jan 1917	UB 37	Paul Günther	Asta	573		nw
5 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Allie	1,127		br
5 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner	Markland	1,627		nw
5 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg	Combermere	1,718		it
6 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Hudworth	3,966		br
6 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß	Alphonse Conseil	1,591		fr
6 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß	Ville Du Havre	5,026		fr
6 Jan 1917	U 82	Hans Adam	Beaufront	1,720		br
7 Jan 1917	U 32	Kurt Hartwig	Rosalia L.	7,186		it
7 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Mohacsfield	3,678		br
7 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß	Borgholm	1,719		nw
7 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß	Evangelos	3,773		gr
7 Jan 1917	UB 23	Heinz Ziemer	Brenda	249		br
7 Jan 1917	UB 37	Paul Günther	Hansi	1,142		nw
7 Jan 1917	UC 4	Georg Reimarus	Donside	182		br
8 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Andoni	3,188		br
8 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière	Lynfield	3,023		br
8 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß	Tholma	1,896		nw
8 Jan 1917	UC 11	Benno von Ditfurth	Cape Colony	82		br
9 Jan 1917	U 32	Kurt Hartwig	Cornwallis	14,000		br
9 Jan 1917	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Baynesk	3,286		br
9 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche	Excellent	1,944		br
9 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr	Alexandrian (d.)	4,467		br
9 Jan 1917	UC 19	Alfred Nitzsche	Fernebo	1,440		sw
10 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß	Brookwood	3,093		br
10 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr	Bergenhus	3,606		nw
10 Jan 1917	UB 37	Paul Günther	Tuborg	2,056		da
11 Jan 1917	UC 19	Alfred Nitzsche	Ole Bull	1,835		nw
12 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß	Emeraude	183		fr
12 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß	Vestfold	1,883		nw
12 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr	Auchencrag	3,916		br
12 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Saint Michel	419		fr
12 Jan 1917	UC 43	Erwin Sebelin	Brentwood	1,192		br
13 Jan 1917	U 59	Wilhelm von Fircks	Solvang	2,970		nw
13 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Toftwood	3,082		br
14 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß	Sydney	2,695		fr
14 Jan 1917	UB 37	Paul Günther	Norma	1,997		da
14 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Martin	1,904		br
15 Jan 1917	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Garfield	3,838		br
15 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr	Kinpurney	1,944		br
15 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr	Omsk	1,574		da
15 Jan 1917	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger	Independant	153		fr
15 Jan 1917	UC 1	Hugo Thielmann	Port Nicholson	8,418		br
15 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Bernadette	128		fr
15 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Otto	401		nw
15 Jan 1917	UC 43	Erwin Sebelin	Brabant	1,492		nw
15 Jan 1917	UC 43	Erwin Sebelin	Graafjeld	728		nw
16 Jan 1917	U 44	Paul Wagenführ	Baron Sempill	1,607		br
16 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß	Esperanca	4,428		nw
16 Jan 1917	U 59	Wilhelm von Fircks	Brenn	2,189		fr
16 Jan 1917	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger	Manuel	2,419		sp
16 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	City Of Tampico	1,513		nw
17 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Jeune France	126		fr
17 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Valle	2,365		sp
18 Jan 1917	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Manchester Inventor	4,247		br
18 Jan 1917	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger	Asp	1,759		nw
18 Jan 1917	UB 41	Friedrich Karl Sichart von Sichartshofen	Cetus (d.)	139		br
18 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner	Taormina	2,457		it
18 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Louis Joseph	197		fr
18 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Louise	101		fr
18 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Ferret (d.)	778		br
18 Jan 1917	UC 4	Georg Reimarus	Dagmar	758		da
19 Jan 1917			Parfaite	unknown		fr
19 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß	Nailsea Court	3,295		br
19 Jan 1917	U 59	Wilhelm von Fircks	Gaea	1,002		nw
19 Jan 1917	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger	Lilian H.	467		br
19 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner	Anna	1,237		nw
19 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner	Reinunga	1,147		nw
19 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner	Theresdal	1,762		nw
19 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Klampenborg	1,785		da
19 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Parahyba	2,606		ur
19 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Joseph Rosalie	82		fr
19 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Marietta Di Giorgio	988		nw
19 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Tremeadow	3,653		br
20 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr	Bulgarian	2,515		br
20 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr	Neuquen	3,583		br
20 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger	Standard	217		da
20 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Jotunfjell (d.)	2,492		nw
20 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Kisagata Maru No. 3	2,588		jp
20 Jan 1917	UC 4	Georg Reimarus	New Comet	177		br
20 Jan 1917	UC 43	Erwin Sebelin	Planudes	542		br
21 Jan 1917	U 45	Erich Sittenfeld	Gladys	275		br
21 Jan 1917	U 45	Erich Sittenfeld	Lucy	280		br
21 Jan 1917	U 45	Erich Sittenfeld	Star Of The Sea	197		br
21 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner	Couronne	169		fr
21 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	La Victorie (d.)	290		fr
21 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Leontine	124		fr
21 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Saint Pierre	277		fr
22 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst	Duc D’aumale	2,189		fr
22 Jan 1917	U 53	Hans Rose	Anna	164		fr
22 Jan 1917	U 53	Hans Rose	Zeta	3,053		nl
22 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Ethel	23		br
22 Jan 1917	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Euphrates	2,809		be
22 Jan 1917	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Minho	35		pt
22 Jan 1917	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Trevean	3,081		br
22 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner	Juno (d.)	2,345		nl
22 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger	Gaulois	76		fr
22 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger	O. A. Brodin	1,798		sw
22 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel	Aurelie	89		fr
22 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Bernais	301		fr
22 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Precurseur	364		fr
22 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Stenimachos	1,175		gr
22 Jan 1917	UC 40	Gustav Deuerlich	Kamma	1,516		sw
23 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst	Donstad	699		nw
23 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst	Jevington	2,747		br
23 Jan 1917	U 44	Paul Wagenführ	Agnes (p.)	125		br
23 Jan 1917	U 44	Paul Wagenführ	George E. Benson (p.)	155		br
23 Jan 1917	U 44	Paul Wagenführ	Vera (p.)	150		br
23 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Eden	142		ru
23 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Salland	3,657		nl
23 Jan 1917	U 59	Wilhelm von Fircks	Sardinia	1,500		nw
23 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner	Ymer	1,123		nw
23 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger	Egypte	2,416		be
23 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger	Ophelia	159		fr
23 Jan 1917	UC 29	Ernst Rosenow	Clan Shaw	3,943		br
24 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß	Nanna (p.)	1,125		nw
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Dan	1,869		da
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Gladiateur	23		fr
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Loire Iii	27		fr
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Marie 3	25		fr
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Quebec	3,346		fr
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Vega	195		da
24 Jan 1917	UC 29	Ernst Rosenow	Sunniva	589		nw
25 Jan 1917	U 38	Max Valentiner	Sylvie	2,591		fr
25 Jan 1917	U 80	Alfred von Glasenapp	Laurentic	14,892		br
25 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel	Myrdal	2,631		nw
25 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader	O. B. Suhr	1,482		da
26 Jan 1917			Ava	5,076		br
26 Jan 1917	U 45	Erich Sittenfeld	Tabasco	2,987		br
26 Jan 1917	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Bisagno	2,252		it
26 Jan 1917	U 85	Willy Petz	Dicax	923		nw
27 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Artist	3,570		br
28 Jan 1917			Cometa (d.)	1,762		nw
28 Jan 1917	U 39	Walter Forstmann	Amiral Magon	5,566		fr
28 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst	Foz Do Douro	1,677		pt
28 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst	Fulton	1,034		nw
28 Jan 1917	U 53	Hans Rose	Nueva Montana	2,039		sp
28 Jan 1917	U 67	Hans Nieland	Daisy	1,227		da
28 Jan 1917	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Argo	1,261		nw
28 Jan 1917	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Egret	4,055		ru
28 Jan 1917	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow	Heimland I	505		nw
28 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader	Alexandra	179		br
29 Jan 1917	U 53	Hans Rose	Algorta	2,117		sp
29 Jan 1917	U 67	Hans Nieland	Punta Teno	1,042		sp
29 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader	Shamrok	173		br
29 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader	Thistle	167		br
29 Jan 1917	UC 32	Herbert Breyer	Edda	536		sw
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Eunonymus	60		br
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Helena And Samuel	59		br
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Marcelle	219		be
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Merit	39		br
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Trevone	46		br
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	W.a.h.	47		br
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Wetherill	46		br
31 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst	Rigel	2,671		nw
31 Jan 1917	U 53	Hans Rose	Hekla	524		nw
31 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Dundee	2,290		ca
31 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Saint Leon	230		fr
31 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Yvonne	87		fr
31 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger	Epsilon	3,211		nl
31 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader	Ravensbourne	1,226		br
31 Jan 1917	UC 32	Herbert Breyer	Ida Duncan	139		br
31 Jan 1917	UC 47	Paul Hundius	Modiva	1,276		nw
				403,919
211 ships sunk (377,134 tons) and 9 ships damaged (26,785 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.