January 1916
This is the full listing of all ships hit during January 1916. You can click on any of the links for further information on either ship, U-boat, commander or convoy.
Ships hit by U-boats during January 1916
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Type of ship | Tons | Nat. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1916 | U 34 | Claus Rücker | Glengyle | Steamer | 9,395 |  | br | |
| 1 Jan 1916 | k.u.k. U17 | Zdenko Hudecek | Unidentified Sailing Vessel | Sailing vessel | 40 | |||
| 2 Jan 1916 | UC 1 | Egon von Werner | Glocliffe (d.) | Steamer | 2,211 | | br | |
| 3 Jan 1916 | k.u.k. U4 | Rudolf Singule | Halil (p.) | Sailing vessel | 3 |  | al | |
| 4 Jan 1916 | U 34 | Claus Rücker | Coquet | Steamer | 4,396 | | br | |
| 4 Jan 1916 | UC 10 | Alfred Nitzsche | Leto | Steamer | 3,225 |  | nl | |
| 5 Jan 1916 | UC 10 | Alfred Nitzsche | Fridtjof Nansen | Steamer | 3,275 |  | nw | |
| 6 Jan 1916 | Courtier | Navy trawler | 181 | | br | |||
| 8 Jan 1916 | UC 14 | Cäsar Bauer | Citta Di Palermo | Troopship | 3,415 |  | it | |
| 8 Jan 1916 | UC 14 | Cäsar Bauer | Freuchny | Navy Drifter | 84 | | br | |
| 8 Jan 1916 | UC 14 | Cäsar Bauer | Morning Star | Navy Drifter | 97 | | br | |
| 12 Jan 1916 | UC 5 | Herbert Pustkuchen | Algerian | Steamer | 3,837 | | br | |
| 12 Jan 1916 | UC 6 | Matthias Graf von Schmettow | Traquair | Steamer | 1,067 | | br | |
| 13 Jan 1916 | Maashaven (d.) | Steamer | 2,609 | | nl | |||
| 13 Jan 1916 | UC 5 | Herbert Pustkuchen | Albion Ii | Navy Trawler | 240 | | br | |
| 14 Jan 1916 | UC 3 | Erwin Waßner | Breslau (d.) | Steamer | 1,339 | | br | |
| 17 Jan 1916 | U 35 | Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière | Sutherland | Steamer | 3,542 | | br | |
| 18 Jan 1916 | U 35 | Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière |  | Marere | Steamer | 6,443 | | br |
| 18 Jan 1916 | UB 16 | Hans Valentiner | Evelyn | Fishing vessel (smack) | 55 | | br | |
| 18 Jan 1916 | UB 16 | Hans Valentiner | Foam Crest | Fishing vessel (smack) | 46 | | br | |
| 18 Jan 1916 | UB 16 | Hans Valentiner | Sunshine | Fishing vessel (smack) | 52 | | br | |
| 18 Jan 1916 | UC 1 | Egon von Werner | | Rijndam (d.) | Passenger steamer | 12,527 | | nl |
| 18 Jan 1916 | UC 3 | Erwin Waßner | Auvergne | Auxiliary minesweeper | 523 |  | fr | |
| 19 Jan 1916 | UC 1 | Egon von Werner | Leoville | Steamer | 775 | | fr | |
| 20 Jan 1916 | U 35 | Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière | | Trematon | Steamer | 4,198 | | br |
| 20 Jan 1916 | k.u.k. U11 | | König Albert (p.) | Hospital ship | 10,484 | | it | |
| 21 Jan 1916 | UC 10 | Alfred Nitzsche | Apollo | Steamer | 799 | | nl | |
| 22 Jan 1916 | U 39 | Walter Forstmann | | Norseman | Passenger steamer | 9,542 | | br |
| 22 Jan 1916 | UC 10 | Alfred Nitzsche | Falls City (d.) | Steamer | 4,729 | | br | |
| 27 Jan 1916 | UB 6 | Ernst Voigt | Crystal | Fishing vessel (smack) | 57 | | br | |
| 28 Jan 1916 | UC 1 | Egon von Werner | | Perth (d.) | Steamer | 3,522 | | nw |
| 29 Jan 1916 | | Thuban (d.) | Steamer | 3,260 | | nl | ||
| 29 Jan 1916 | | Viking (d.) | Destroyer | 1,090 | | br | ||
| 30 Jan 1916 | UC 1 | Egon von Werner | Maasdijk | Steamer | 3,557 | | nl | |
| 31 Jan 1916 | UB 17 | Ralph Wenninger | Arthur William | Fishing vessel (smack) | 56 | | br | |
| 31 Jan 1916 | UB 17 | Ralph Wenninger | Hilda | Fishing vessel (smack) | 44 | | br | |
| 31 Jan 1916 | UB 17 | Ralph Wenninger | Marguerite | Fishing vessel | 32 |  | be | |
| 31 Jan 1916 | UB 17 | Ralph Wenninger | Radium | Fishing vessel (smack) | 59 | | br | |
| 100,806 | ||||||||
| 30 ships sunk (69,519 tons) and 8 ships damaged (31,287 tons).
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