Ships hit during WWI

Losses by Month

May 1918

This is the full listing of all ships hit during May 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 May 1918	U 32	Kurt Albrecht	Era	2,379		au
1 May 1918	U 71	Richard Scheurlen	Blackmorevale	750		br
1 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub	San Nicola	unknown		it
1 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs	Canonesa (d.)	6,683		br
1 May 1918	UC 27	Otto Gerke	Matiana	5,313		br
1 May 1918	UC 49	Hans Kükenthal	Samsö	324		da
1 May 1918	UC 74	Hans Adalbert von der Lühe	Nicholas	50		br
2 May 1918	U 60	Franz Grünert	Girdleness	3,018		br
2 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig	Medora	5,135		br
2 May 1918	UB 103	Paul Hundius	Thorsa	1,319		br
2 May 1918	UB 48	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Franklyn	4,919		br
2 May 1918	UB 48	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Tyler	3,928		am
2 May 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg	Flawyl	3,592		br
2 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs	Unity	1,091		br
2 May 1918	UB 70	Johannes Remy	Valdivia	1,794		fr
3 May 1918			Il Francesco	116		it
3 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub	Panaghia	unknown		gr
3 May 1918	UB 103	Paul Hundius	Vasilefs Georgios	3,651		gr
3 May 1918	UC 54	Heinrich XXXVII Prinz zu Reuß	Pancras (d.)	4,436		br
4 May 1918	U 60	Franz Grünert	Polbrae	1,087		br
4 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle	Pensilva (d.)	4,316		br
4 May 1918	UC 20	Heinrich Kukat	Mergellina (d.)	354		it
5 May 1918			Carrione	65		it
5 May 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß	Aghios Johannis	20		gr
5 May 1918	U 38	Clemens Wickel	Alberto Treves (d.)	3,838		it
5 May 1918	U 70	Otto Wünsche	Rhododendron	1,290		br
5 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig	Tommy	116		br
5 May 1918	UB 48	Wolfgang Steinbauer	Clan Ross (d.)	5,971		br
5 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle	M. J. Hedley (d.)	449		br
5 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle	Pandora (d.)	85		br
5 May 1918	UC 74	Hans Adalbert von der Lühe	Sayeda	18		ag
6 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig	Leeds City	4,298		br
6 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub	Agios Dimitrios	40		gr
6 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub	Evangelistria	46		gr
6 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub	Taxiarchis	40		gr
6 May 1918	UB 72	Friedrich Träger	Sandhurst	3,034		br
7 May 1918	U 105	Friedrich Strackerjan	Nantes	1,580		br
7 May 1918	U 105	Friedrich Strackerjan	Saxon	1,595		br
8 May 1918	U 38	Clemens Wickel	Ingleside	3,736		br
8 May 1918	U 54	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell	Dux	1,349		br
8 May 1918	U 54	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell	Princess Dagmar	913		br
8 May 1918	UB 21	Bruno Mahn	Constantia	772		br
8 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle	Elizabetta (d.)	335		br
8 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle	Thoralf	586		da
8 May 1918	UB 72	Friedrich Träger	Quito (d.)	3,358		br
9 May 1918	U 153	Gernot Goetting	Enrichetta	5,011		it
9 May 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg	Atlantique (d.)	6,479		fr
9 May 1918	UB 72	Friedrich Träger	Baron Ailsa	1,836		br
9 May 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch	Deipara	2,282		it
10 May 1918	U 54	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell	Wileysike	2,501		br
10 May 1918	k.u.k. U47	Hugo von Seyffertitz	Itinda	5,203		br
10 May 1918	UB 107	Hans Howaldt	Erich Lea	1,630		nw
10 May 1918	UB 107	Hans Howaldt	Naparima (d.)	1,685		sw
10 May 1918	UB 21	Bruno Mahn	Anboto Mendi	2,114		sp
10 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft	Szechuen	1,862		br
10 May 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha	Amplegarth	3,707		br
11 May 1918			Massouda	240		br
11 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen	Michail	150		ru
11 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig	San Andres	1,656		nw
11 May 1918	UB 21	Bruno Mahn	Gothia	1,826		sw
11 May 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg	Suzette Fraissinet	2,288		fr
11 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming	Gigilla	120		it
11 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming	Verona	8,261		it
11 May 1918	UC 54	Heinrich XXXVII Prinz zu Reuß	Sant Anna	9,350		fr
12 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen	Kong Raud	60		nw
12 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen	Tennes	58		nw
12 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen	Vea	40		nw
12 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig	Inniscarra	1,412		br
12 May 1918	UB 21	Bruno Mahn	Haslingden	1,934		br
12 May 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg	Omrah	8,130		br
12 May 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch	Pax	798		fr
12 May 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch	Togo	1,484		it
12 May 1918	UC 54	Heinrich XXXVII Prinz zu Reuß	Vimeira	5,884		br
12 May 1918	UC 75	Johannes Lohs	Benlawers (d.)	3,949		br
13 May 1918	k.u.k. U32	Otto Kasseroller	Julia	48		gr
13 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle	Esperanza De Larrinaga (d.)	4,981		br
13 May 1918	UC 74	Wilhelm Marschall	Tangistan	216		br
14 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Embla	157		da
14 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen	Stairs	54		nw
14 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub	Phoenix	765		br
14 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming	Woolston	2,986		br
15 May 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	War Grange (d.)	3,100		br
15 May 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch	Villa De Soller	450		sp
15 May 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha	Pennyworth (d.)	5,388		br
16 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen	Fedor Tschishoff	832		ru
16 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen	Polarstrommen	54		nw
16 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen	Unidentified Fishing Vessel	80		ru
16 May 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Tagona	2,004		ca
16 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen	Heron Bridge	2,422		br
16 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen	Llancarvan	4,749		br
16 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig	Tartary	4,181		br
16 May 1918	UB 118	Hermann Arthur Krauß	Yturri Bide	582		sp
16 May 1918	UB 42	Erich von Rohrscheidt	Sergij (p.)	97		ru
16 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft	Mansoura	50		fr
16 May 1918	UC 54	Heinrich XXXVII Prinz zu Reuß	Marie Frederique	245		fr
17 May 1918	U 39	Heinrich Metzger	Sculptor	4,874		br
17 May 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Motricine	4,047		fr
17 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker	Elswick Grange (d.)	3,926		br
17 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker	Mavisbrook	3,152		br
17 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming	Pietro Brizzolari	445		it
18 May 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Denbigh Hall	4,943		br
18 May 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner	Scholar	1,635		br
18 May 1918	U 94	Martin Schwab	Hurunui	10,644		br
18 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft	Mabrouka	25		fr
18 May 1918	UB 51		Mabrouka	45		fr
18 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft	Maria	60		fr
18 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft	Menewar	270		fr
18 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft	Tewfig El Bari	100		fr
18 May 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg	Media (d.)	5,437		br
18 May 1918	UB 74	Ernst Steindorff	John G. Mccullough	1,985		am
18 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming	Chesterfield	1,013		br
18 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming	Ninetta	17		it
18 May 1918	UC 58	Kurt Schwarz	William Rockefeller	7,175		am
19 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen	Forsok	31		nw
19 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Saxilby (d.)	3,630		br
19 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Snowdon	3,189		br
19 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker	Kirstine Jensen	168		da
20 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen	Herta	253		ru
20 May 1918	k.u.k. U32	Otto Kasseroller	Agios Dionysios	58		gr
20 May 1918	k.u.k. U32	Otto Kasseroller	Angeliki	30		gr
20 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker	New Sweden	5,319		sw
20 May 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha	Manchester Importer (d.)	4,028		br
21 May 1918	k.u.k. U32	Otto Kasseroller	Chatham	3,592		br
22 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig	Meran	656		nw
22 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker	Maria Pia (d.)	180		sp
22 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs	Red Rose	423		br
23 May 1918			Skaraas	1,625		br
23 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs	Moldavia	9,500		br
23 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader	Innisfallen	1,405		br
23 May 1918	UC 64	Ferdinand Schwartz	Mefjord	720		nw
24 May 1918	U 151	Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff	Edna (d.)	325		am
24 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen	Ruth Hickman	417		br
24 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Elysia (d.)	6,397		br
24 May 1918	UC 17	Nikolaus von Lyncker	Gabir	219		br
24 May 1918	UC 17	Nikolaus von Lyncker	Yucca	198		br
25 May 1918			Anne (d.)	4,083		br
25 May 1918	U 151	Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff	Hattie Dunn	435		am
25 May 1918	U 151	Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff	Hauppauge (d.)	1,446		am
25 May 1918	U 46	Leo Hillebrand	Rathlin Head (d.)	7,378		br
25 May 1918	U 94	Martin Schwab	Saphir	1,406		nw
25 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker	Amiral Lafont	117		fr
25 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker	Santa Teresa	257		it
26 May 1918			San Domenico	27		it
26 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Princess Royal	1,986		br
26 May 1918	U 98	Rudolf Andler	Janvold	1,366		nw
26 May 1918	UB 40	Hans Joachim Emsmann	Dayspring	57		br
26 May 1918	UB 40	Hans Joachim Emsmann	Eclipse	47		br
26 May 1918	UB 40	Hans Joachim Emsmann	Fortuna	61		br
26 May 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Le Gard	1,658		fr
26 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs	Kyarra	6,953		br
26 May 1918	UC 17	Nikolaus von Lyncker	Thames	1,327		br
27 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Moliere	1,545		fr
27 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen	Merionethshire	4,308		br
27 May 1918	U 96	Heinrich Jeß	Michael Taal	86		nl
27 May 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Carmela	128		it
27 May 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Uganda	5,431		br
27 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft	Leasowe Castle	9,737		br
27 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs	Joseph Simone	8		fr
27 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs	Petit Georges	10		fr
27 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs	Souvenir De Ste Marie	7		fr
27 May 1918	UC 70	Kurt Loch	Wayside Flower	21		br
28 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Flora	209		fr
28 May 1918	U 111	Hans Beyersdorff	Dronning Margrethe	393		da
28 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen	Cairnross	4,016		br
28 May 1918	UC 70	Kurt Loch	Coronation	19		br
29 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Souvenir	549		da
29 May 1918	U 90	Walter Remy	Begum	4,646		br
29 May 1918	U 90	Walter Remy	Carlton	5,265		br
29 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft	Missir	786		br
29 May 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz	Dirk	181		br
30 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Waneta	1,683		br
30 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen	Ausonia	8,153		br
30 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Antinous (d.)	3,682		br
30 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Asiatic Prince	2,887		br
30 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig	Aymeric	4,363		br
30 May 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin	Pietro Maroncelli	5,143		it
30 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs	War Panther (d.)	5,260		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader	Cyprus	35		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader	Glad Tidings	15		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader	Honey Bee	34		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader	Jane Gordon	27		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader	Lloyd	35		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader	Marianne Mc Crum	30		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader	Never Can Tell	31		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader	Seabird	15		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader	Sparkling Wave	29		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader	St. Mary	29		br
30 May 1918	UC 17	Nikolaus von Lyncker	Dungeness (d.)	2,748		br
31 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg	Pretty Polly	19		br
31 May 1918	U 90	Walter Remy	President Lincoln	18,168		am
31 May 1918	UB 40	Hans Joachim Emsmann	Alert	59		br
31 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs	Galileo (d.)	6,287		br
31 May 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz	Fairy	355		br
				420,372
163 ships sunk (310,158 tons) and 30 ships damaged (110,214 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.

This map shows where Allied ships were hit during May 1918.
Resource id #218

ms = 31.23N27.15E,31.30N27.56E,32.00N32.46E,32.15N31.35E,32.24N21.48E,34.26N14.38E,34.34N14.50E,34.51N21.34E,34.53N20.15E,35.11N17.48E,35.13N18.24E,35.19N13.50E,35.23N12.19E,35.29N12.22W,35.38N25.13E,35.42N25.25E,35.49N26.29E,35.58N23.50E,36.05N01.35W,36.12N1.07W,36.13N13.17E,36.17N15.13E,36.24N02.40W,36.32N11.52E,36.35N22.10E,36.39N22.18E,36.41N12.42E,36.45N01.56E,36.49N00.50W,37.02N07.52E,37.04N16.19E,37.15N10.05E,37.26N00.06E,37.30N12.20E,37.40N74.58W,37.50N24.26E,38.08N03.20E,38.16N03.30E,38.24N17.18W,38.49N18.26W,40.22N19.08E,40.24N05.41E,40.48N08.00E,43.08N06.42E,43.10N06.36E,46.35N02.16W,47.30N12.28W,47.59N23.42W,48.53N08.04W,49.00N08.02W,49.08N05.00W,49.19N07.29W,49.40N12.00W,49.53N00.15E,49.59N05.06W,50.04N00.20W,50.12N05.44W,50.13N05.40W,50.16N05.32W,50.19N05.20W,50.24N00.26W,50.28N05.07W,50.28N05.11W,50.29N05.07W,50.32N05.04W,50.33N00.03W,50.45N04.41W,50.46N04.41W,51.23N07.53W,51.47N07.26W,51.56N05.55W,52.26N01.48E,52.27N05.35W,52.54N04.44W,53.18N04.53W,53.26N05.21W,53.39N04.52W,54.58N05.25W,55.49N07.25W,56.30N01.54E,57.44N01.23W,57.45N03.30E,59.33N02.50W

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

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