Ships hit during WWI

Losses by Month

January 1918

This is the full listing of all ships hit during January 1918. 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 1918	k.u.k. U40	Johann Krsnjavi	Sandon Hall	5,134		br
1 Jan 1918	UB 33	Fritz Gregor	Genesee (d.)	2,892		br
1 Jan 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker	Egyptian Transport (d.)	4,648		br
1 Jan 1918	UC 58	Karl Vesper	Eriksholm	2,632		sw
2 Jan 1918	U 19	Johannes Spieß	Nadejda	3,849		ru
2 Jan 1918	U 91	Alfred von Glasenapp	Boston City	2,711		br
2 Jan 1918	U 93	Helmut Gerlach	Veda	25		br
2 Jan 1918	U 95	Athalwin Prinz	Christos Markettos	3,084		it
2 Jan 1918	U 95	Athalwin Prinz	Gallier	4,592		br
2 Jan 1918	U 95	Athalwin Prinz	Kingsley (d.)	633		br
3 Jan 1918	U 61	Victor Dieckmann	Birchwood	2,756		br
3 Jan 1918	UB 30	Wilhelm Rhein	Gartland	2,613		br
3 Jan 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker	Allanton	4,253		br
3 Jan 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker	Steelville	3,649		br
3 Jan 1918	UC 49	Hans Kükenthal	Blackwhale	237		br
3 Jan 1918	UC 75	Johannes Lohs	Asborg	2,750		nw
4 Jan 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Rewa	7,305		br
4 Jan 1918	U 91	Alfred von Glasenapp	Otto	139		br
4 Jan 1918	U 93	Helmut Gerlach	Goeland I (mn - Ams)	235		fr
4 Jan 1918	UC 20	Otto Kümpel	Regina Elena	7,940		it
4 Jan 1918	UC 75	Johannes Lohs	Day Spring	39		br
4 Jan 1918	UC 75	Johannes Lohs	Gratitude	40		br
4 Jan 1918	UC 75	Johannes Lohs	Varuna	40		br
5 Jan 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	War Baron	6,240		br
5 Jan 1918	U 61	Victor Dieckmann	Rose Marie	2,220		br
5 Jan 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Rio Claro	3,687		br
5 Jan 1918	U 91	Alfred von Glasenapp	Knightsgarth	2,889		br
5 Jan 1918	UB 30	Wilhelm Rhein	Glenarm Head	3,908		br
5 Jan 1918	UB 38	Günther Bachmann	Birtley	1,438		br
5 Jan 1918	UC 75	Johannes Lohs	Iolanthe	3,081		br
6 Jan 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen	St. Mathieu	175		fr
6 Jan 1918	U 61	Victor Dieckmann	Halberdier	1,049		br
6 Jan 1918	U 61	Victor Dieckmann	Spenser	4,186		br
6 Jan 1918	U 93	Helmut Gerlach	Dagny	1,220		da
6 Jan 1918	U 93	Helmut Gerlach	Harry Luckenbach	2,798		am
6 Jan 1918	U 93	Helmut Gerlach	Henri Le Cour	2,488		fr
6 Jan 1918	U 93	Helmut Gerlach	Kanaris	3,793		gr
6 Jan 1918	UC 75	Johannes Lohs	Arca (d.)	4,839		br
7 Jan 1918	U 110	Karl Kroll	Egda	2,527		nw
7 Jan 1918	U 157	Max Valentiner	Oued Sebou	1,540		fr
7 Jan 1918	U 91	Alfred von Glasenapp	Premier	89		br
7 Jan 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker	Arab	4,191		br
7 Jan 1918	UC 75	Johannes Lohs	Gascony	3,133		br
7 Jan 1918	UC 75	Johannes Lohs	Leon	2,401		fr
8 Jan 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	San Guglielmo	8,145		it
9 Jan 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Ula	839		nw
9 Jan 1918	U 84	Walter Roehr	Bayvoe	2,979		br
10 Jan 1918	U 156	Konrad Gansser	Atlas	1,813		nl
10 Jan 1918	U 157	Max Valentiner	Hulda Maersk	1,566		da
10 Jan 1918	U 84	Walter Roehr	Cardiff (d.)	2,808		br
11 Jan 1918			Voltaire	2,651		fr
11 Jan 1918	U 157	Max Valentiner	Norefos	1,788		nw
11 Jan 1918	UB 80	Max Viebeg	Barsac	1,806		fr
11 Jan 1918	UB 80	Max Viebeg	Mississipi (d.)	6,687		fr
12 Jan 1918	U 79	Karl Thouret	Caledonia (d.)	863		nl
12 Jan 1918	U 84	Walter Roehr	Chateau Laffite	1,913		fr
12 Jan 1918	k.u.k. U28	Zdenko Hudecek	Bosforo	2,723		it
12 Jan 1918	k.u.k. U47	Otto Molitor	Mica	1,264		fr
12 Jan 1918	UB 30	Wilhelm Rhein	Whorlton	1,469		br
13 Jan 1918	k.u.k. U28	Zdenko Hudecek	Rapallo	3,811		br
14 Jan 1918	U 93	Helmut Gerlach	Babin Chevaye	2,174		fr
14 Jan 1918	UB 62	Bernhard Putzier	Alster	964		br
14 Jan 1918	UB 80	Max Viebeg	Arthur Capel	822		fr
15 Jan 1918			Westpolder	749		nl
15 Jan 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Bonanova	933		sp
15 Jan 1918	U 93	Helmut Gerlach	War Song	2,535		br
16 Jan 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Genevieve	1,598		fr
16 Jan 1918	UC 11	Ferdinand Schwartz	John E. Lewis	253		br
17 Jan 1918	U 84	Walter Roehr	Messidor (d.)	3,883		br
17 Jan 1918	UB 66	Fritz Wernicke	Windsor Hall	3,693		br
17 Jan 1918	UB 80	Max Viebeg	Kingsdyke	1,710		br
17 Jan 1918	UB 80	Max Viebeg	War Thistle (d.)	5,166		br
18 Jan 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Maria P.	263		br
18 Jan 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Ville De Bordeaux	4,857		fr
18 Jan 1918	UC 71	Ernst Steindorff	Gambri	274		br
19 Jan 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	St. Clair (d.)	621		br
19 Jan 1918	UC 23	Hans Georg Lübbe	Trocas	4,129		br
20 Jan 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Hirondelle	28		fr
20 Jan 1918	UB 35	Karl Stöter	Mechanician	9,044		br
20 Jan 1918	UC 22	Carl Bünte	Louvain	1,830		br
20 Jan 1918	UC 64	Erich Hecht	Queen Margaret (d.)	4,972		br
20 Jan 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann	Faustina B.	105		it
20 Jan 1918	UC 71	Ernst Steindorff	Harmonides (d.)	3,521		br
21 Jan 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Maria Caterina	71		nl
21 Jan 1918	k.u.k. U28	Zdenko Hudecek	West Wales	4,336		br
21 Jan 1918	UC 31	Kurt Siewert	Teelin Head	1,718		br
21 Jan 1918	UC 58	Karl Vesper	Adolph Meyer	807		sw
22 Jan 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Anglo-canadian	4,239		br
22 Jan 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Manchester Spinner	4,247		br
22 Jan 1918	U 90	Walter Remy	Corton (d.)	3,405		br
22 Jan 1918	U 90	Walter Remy	Victor De Chavarri	2,957		sp
22 Jan 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub	Andrea Costa	3,991		it
22 Jan 1918	UB 31	Thomas Bieber	Admiral Cochrane (d.)	6,565		br
22 Jan 1918	UB 31	Thomas Bieber	Greatham	2,338		br
22 Jan 1918	UB 35	Karl Stöter	Molina	1,122		nw
22 Jan 1918	UB 35	Karl Stöter	Serrana	3,677		br
23 Jan 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß	Capri (d.)	3,899		it
23 Jan 1918	UC 23	Hans Georg Lübbe	Birkhall	4,541		br
23 Jan 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann	Drome	3,236		fr
23 Jan 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann	Kerbihan	195		fr
23 Jan 1918	UC 71	Ernst Steindorff	Aalesund	414		nw
24 Jan 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß	Antonios J. Dracoulis	3,301		gr
24 Jan 1918	U 90	Walter Remy	Charles	78		br
24 Jan 1918	UB 31	Thomas Bieber	Elsa	3,581		nw
24 Jan 1918	UB 34	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell	Desire	165		br
24 Jan 1918	UB 34	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell	X110	160		br
24 Jan 1918	UB 34	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell	X6	160		br
24 Jan 1918	UC 23	Hans Georg Lübbe	Aghia Arene	16		gr
24 Jan 1918	UC 23	Hans Georg Lübbe	Aghios Johannes	14		gr
24 Jan 1918	UC 49	Hans Kükenthal	Fylgia	1,741		sw
24 Jan 1918	UC 49	Hans Kükenthal	Jönköping 2	1,274		sw
24 Jan 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann	Corse	1,160		fr
25 Jan 1918	U 152	Constantin Kolbe	Giralda	2,194		sp
25 Jan 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß	Apostoles Andreas	50		br
25 Jan 1918	U 65	Hermann von Fischel	Giuseppe O.	74		it
25 Jan 1918	U 90	Walter Remy	Normandy	618		br
25 Jan 1918	UB 34	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell	Folmina	1,158		nl
25 Jan 1918	UB 34	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell	Humber	280		br
25 Jan 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger	Eastlands	3,113		br
25 Jan 1918	UC 22	Carl Bünte	Aghios Dimitrios	50		gr
25 Jan 1918	UC 53	Kurt Albrecht	Carignano	2,688		it
26 Jan 1918	U 103	Claus Rücker	Cork	1,232		br
26 Jan 1918	U 152	Constantin Kolbe	Germano	236		pt
26 Jan 1918	U 152	Constantin Kolbe	Serra Do Gerez	257		pt
26 Jan 1918	U 90	Walter Remy	Union	677		fr
26 Jan 1918	UB 34	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell	Athos	1,708		nw
26 Jan 1918	UB 34	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell	Hartley	1,150		br
26 Jan 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Caterina	21		it
26 Jan 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger	Manhattan (d.)	8,001		br
26 Jan 1918	UB 58	Werner Fürbringer	Louise Bell	118		br
26 Jan 1918	UC 53	Kurt Albrecht	Asimina	2,878		gr
26 Jan 1918	UC 64	Erich Hecht	May	24		br
26 Jan 1918	UC 64	Erich Hecht	Rob Roy	112		br
26 Jan 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann	Ministro Iriondo	1,753		ar
27 Jan 1918	U 152	Constantin Kolbe	Julia Frances	183		am
27 Jan 1918	U 46	Leo Hillebrand	Andania	13,405		br
27 Jan 1918	UB 40	Karl Dobberstein	Carolus	1,041		nw
27 Jan 1918	UB 48	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Volonta Di Dio	43		it
27 Jan 1918	UB 54	Egon von Werner	Nr. 14	26		be
27 Jan 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann	Attilio	210		it
28 Jan 1918	U 152	Constantin Kolbe	Neptuno	321		pt
28 Jan 1918	U 34	Wilhelm Canaris	Djibouti	4,305		fr
28 Jan 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Elsa	165		it
28 Jan 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Lysi	247		it
28 Jan 1918	UB 58	Werner Fürbringer	W. H. L.	97		br
28 Jan 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann	Urania	373		it
29 Jan 1918	U 103	Claus Rücker	Glenfruin	3,097		br
29 Jan 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß	Taxiarchis	160		br
29 Jan 1918	UB 40	Karl Dobberstein	Butetown	1,829		br
29 Jan 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Ada	179		it
29 Jan 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Fanny	74		it
29 Jan 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Lavoro	160		it
29 Jan 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Lucia Martini	160		it
29 Jan 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Paolo Meriga	127		it
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	Egon von Werner	De Julia	13		be
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	Egon von Werner	De Twee Marcels	13		be
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	Egon von Werner	H. Debra Huysseme	46		be
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	Egon von Werner	Jean Mathilde	12		be
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	Egon von Werner	Le Jeune Arthur	25		be
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	Egon von Werner	Marie	16		be
29 Jan 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger	Addax	40		br
29 Jan 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger	General Leman	45		br
29 Jan 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger	Ibex	42		br
29 Jan 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger	Perriton	90		br
29 Jan 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger	Perseverance	51		br
29 Jan 1918	UC 31	Kurt Siewert	Ethelinda	3,257		br
29 Jan 1918	UC 53	Kurt Albrecht	Geo	3,048		br
29 Jan 1918	UC 54	Heinrich XXXVII Prinz zu Reuß	Tosho Maru	3,038		jp
29 Jan 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann	Giuseppe B.	38		it
29 Jan 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann	Maria S.s. Del Paradiso	114		it
30 Jan 1918	U 34	Wilhelm Canaris	Maizar	7,293		br
30 Jan 1918	U 64	Robert Moraht	Minnetonka	13,528		br
30 Jan 1918	U 90	Walter Remy	Lindeskov	1,254		da
30 Jan 1918	UB 48	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Harlaw	821		it
30 Jan 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg	Empress Ekaterina Ii	5,545		ru
30 Jan 1918	UB 54	Egon von Werner	Ferryhill	411		br
30 Jan 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger	Wellholme	113		br
30 Jan 1918	UC 48	Kurt Ramien	Ange Gardien	214		fr
30 Jan 1918	UC 53	Kurt Albrecht	Fratelli Barrera	88		it
30 Jan 1918	UC 53	Kurt Albrecht	Michele Padre	230		it
31 Jan 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß	Eggesford (d.)	4,414		br
31 Jan 1918	U 46	Leo Hillebrand	Towneley	2,476		br
31 Jan 1918	U 90	Walter Remy	Martin Gust	248		ru
31 Jan 1918	UC 79	Werner Löwe	Elephant	286		fr
31 Jan 1918	UC 79	Werner Löwe	Remindo	256		br
				382,404
168 ships sunk (314,587 tons) and 17 ships damaged (67,817 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged.

This map shows where Allied ships were hit during January 1918.
Resource id #214

ms = 26.26N14.28W,26.30N14.17W,28.32N12.52W,34.00N16.50E,35.15N15.05E,36.12N14.55E,36.15N13.00E,36.32N01.00W,37.06N03.55E,37.09N23.45E,37.25N11.06E,37.26N11.00E,37.27N09.51E,37.28N09.23E,37.38N24.10E,37.54N16.06E,38.00N11.00W,38.05N15.34E,38.19N15.38E,38.58N15.08E,39.09N25.17E,39.09N25.18E,39.52N06.36E,40.29N06.49E,41.15N09.20W,43.00N05.46E,43.02N08.30E,43.11N04.37E,43.14N05.19E,44.07N08.18E,44.13N09.29E,46.05N07.25W,47.30N04.01W,47.35N04.40W,47.36N05.07W,47.44N04.13W,47.45N04.28W,47.46N04.24W,48.02N05.10W,48.30N05.17W,48.53N03.00W,48.58N03.30W,49.30N02.45W,49.40N01.11W,49.42N00.32W,49.44N00.49W,49.46N01.44W,49.48N01.45W,49.50N00.17W,49.53N01.44W,49.55N04.57W,50.00N05.40W,50.00N05.39W,50.11N04.47W,50.12N04.48W,50.13N05.42W,50.17N01.30W,50.18N05.35W,50.21N03.18W,50.21N03.10W,50.21N03.25W,50.23N05.20W,50.28N01.33W,50.28N02.12W,50.31N01.16W,50.34N01.29W,50.34N00.12W,50.34N00.45W,50.48N04.48W,50.55N04.49W,51.40N05.26W,51.54N01.24E,52.11N03.05E,52.14N05.40W,53.29N05.12W,53.34N04.14W,54.11N05.32W,54.36N00.49W,55.00N01.20W,55.20N06.12W,56.19N00.45W,56.23N02.15W,57.10N01.51W

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

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