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The Swedish Steamer Commerce. She was hit by UB 20 on 2 Aug 1916.

This is the full listing of all ships hit during August 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 August 1916

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.
1 Aug 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger		Aaro	Steamer	2,603		br
1 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Heighington	Steamer	2,800		br
1 Aug 1916	UB 36	Kurt Albrecht		Hudiksvall	Steamer	481		sw
1 Aug 1916	UB 36	Kurt Albrecht		Pehr Brahe	Steamer	499		fi
1 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Braconash	Fishing vessel	192		br
1 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Helvetia	Trawler	167		br
1 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		King James	Fishing vessel	163		br
1 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Rhodesia	Trawler	110		br
1 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Tatiana	Trawler	285		br
1 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Zeeland	Steamer	1,292		nl
2 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Eugenia	Sailing vessel	550		it
2 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Neptune	Sailing vessel	151		fr
2 Aug 1916	UB 16	Paul Hundius		John Wilson	Steamer	798		nw
2 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		G. C. Gradwell	Sailing vessel	156		br
2 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Margaret Sutton	Sailing vessel	197		br
2 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		S.D.	Sailing vessel	131		br
2 Aug 1916	UB 20	Max Viebeg		Bror Oskar	Steamer	368		sw
2 Aug 1916	UB 20	Max Viebeg		Commerce	Steamer	638		sw
2 Aug 1916	UB 20	Max Viebeg		Themis (p.)	Steamer	1,047		sw
2 Aug 1916	UB 20	Max Viebeg		Vera	Sailing vessel	312		sw
2 Aug 1916	UB 20	Max Viebeg		Vermland	Steamer	213		sw
2 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Olympia	Trawler	221		br
2 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Smiling Morn	Trawler	126		br
2 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Twiddler	Drifter	99		br
2 Aug 1916	UB 46	Cäsar Bauer		Kohina Maru	Steamer	3,164		jp
3 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Tricoupis	Steamer	2,387		gr
3 Aug 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß		Clacton	Auxiliary minesweeper	820		br
3 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Badger	Steamer	89		br
3 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Fortuna	Sailing vessel	131		br
3 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Ivo (d.)	Sailing vessel	56		br
3 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Jacques Cartier	Sailing vessel	259		fr
3 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Sphene	Steamer	740		br
3 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Destro (d.)	Steamer	859		br
3 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Lucania	Drifter	92		br
3 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Merchant Prince	Trawler	130		br
3 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Trawler Prince	Trawler	126		br
4 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Favonian	Steamer	3,049		br
4 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Siena	Passenger steamer	4,372		it
4 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Teti	Steamer	2,868		it
4 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Tottenham	Steamer	3,106		br
4 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Demaris	Sailing vessel	98		br
4 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Ermenilda	Sailing vessel	94		br
4 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Jägersborg	Steamer	1,797		da
4 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Stamfordham	Steamer	921		br
5 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Achilleus	Steamer	843		gr
5 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Mount Coniston	Steamer	3,018		br
5 Aug 1916	U 78	Otto Dröscher		Aranda	Steamer	1,838		nw
5 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Spiral	Steamer	1,342		br
5 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Egyptian Prince	Trawler	129		br
5 Aug 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		St. Olive	Trawler	202		br
6 Aug 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen		Loch Lomond	Fishing vessel (smack)	42		br
7 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Newburn	Steamer	3,554		br
7 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Trident	Steamer	3,129		br
7 Aug 1916	U 75	Curt Beitzen		John High	Navy Trawler	228		br
8 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Imperial	Steamer	3,818		br
8 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Speme	Sailing vessel	1,229		it
9 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Antiope	Steamer	2,973		br
9 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Ganekogorta Mendi	Steamer	3,061		sp
9 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Sebastiano	Steamer	3,995		it
9 Aug 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß		Lorenzo Donato	Sailing vessel	140		it
9 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Henri Elisa	Steamer	822		fr
9 Aug 1916	UB 37	Hans Valentiner		Danevang	Steamer	1,247		da
9 Aug 1916	UB 46	Cäsar Bauer		Basileios	Sailing vessel	488		gr
10 Aug 1916				Sant Antonio	Sailing vessel	22		it
10 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Temmei Maru	Steamer	3,360		jp
10 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Annette Marie	Sailing vessel	118		fr
10 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Credo	Steamer	728		nw
10 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Marie	Steamer	784		fr
10 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Saint Pierre	Sailing vessel	149		fr
10 Aug 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Sora	Steamer	1,052		nw
10 Aug 1916	UB 19	Walther Gustav Becker		San Bernardo	Steamer	3,803		br
11 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Pagasarri	Steamer	3,287		sp
11 Aug 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer		Inverdruie	Bark	613		nw
11 Aug 1916	UB 37	Hans Valentiner		Rufus	Sailing vessel	202		nw
11 Aug 1916	UC 1	Kurt Ramien		F. Stobart	Steamer	801		br
12 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Gina	Sailing vessel	443		it
12 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Nereus	Steamer	3,980		it
12 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Regina Pacis	Sailing vessel	2,228		it
12 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Saint Gaetan	Auxiliary motor	125		fr
12 Aug 1916	U 75	Curt Beitzen		Kovda	Dispatch vessel	1,125		ru
13 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Balmoral	Sailing vessel	2,542		it
13 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Eurasia	Sailing vessel	1,898		it
13 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Francesco Saverio D	Sailing vessel	214		it
13 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Ivar	Steamer	2,139		da
13 Aug 1916	UB 10	Gustav Buch		Lassoo	Destroyer	1,010		br
13 Aug 1916	UB 37	Hans Valentiner		Fremad	Sailing vessel	104		nw
13 Aug 1916	UB 37	Hans Valentiner		Pepita	Sailing vessel	261		sw
13 Aug 1916	UB 37	Hans Valentiner		Respit	Sailing vessel	473		nw
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Emilia	Sailing vessel	319		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Francesca	Sailing vessel	161		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Henriette B.	Sailing vessel	176		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Ida	Sailing vessel	242		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Lavinia	Sailing vessel	243		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Louis B.	Sailing vessel	212		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Pausania	Sailing vessel	107		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Rosario	Sailing vessel	188		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		S. Francesco Di Paola S.	Sailing vessel	113		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		S. Giuseppe Patriarca	Sailing vessel	63		it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		San Giovanni Battista	Steamer	1,066		it
14 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Remembrance	Q-ship	3,660		br
14 Aug 1916	k.u.k. U4	Rudolf Singule		Pantelleria	Q-ship	204		it
15 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Augusta	Steamer	523		it
15 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Candida Altieri	Sailing vessel	282		it
15 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Vergine Di Pompei	Sailing vessel	146		it
15 Aug 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger		Presto (p.)	Steamer	1,046		sw
16 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Madre	Sailing vessel	665		it
17 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Swedish Prince	Steamer	3,712		br
17 Aug 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Stampalia	Passenger steamer	9,000		it
18 Aug 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Erix	Steamer	923		it
19 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Dea	Sailing vessel	167		it
19 Aug 1916	U 52	Hans Walther		Nottingham	Light cruiser	5,400		br
19 Aug 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer		Falmouth (d.)	Light cruiser	5,250		br
20 Aug 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Falmouth	Light cruiser	5,250		br
20 Aug 1916	UC 10	Werner Albrecht		Dragoon	Fishing vessel (smack)	30		br
21 Aug 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Maria	Sailing vessel	242		it
22 Aug 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		San Pietro	Fishing vessel	53		it
23 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Elios	Sailing vessel	190		it
23 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Maria Brizzolari	Sailing vessel	152		it
23 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Tanina	Sailing vessel	138		it
23 Aug 1916	UC 1	Kurt Ramien		Birch	Navy Trawler	215		br
24 Aug 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Alix	Sailing vessel	141		it
24 Aug 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Angelina	Sailing vessel	153		it
24 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Isdalen	Steamer	2,275		nw
24 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Liegeoise	Steamer	3,895		be
24 Aug 1916	UB 16	Paul Hundius		Velox	Steamer	312		nw
25 Aug 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Socoa	Steamer	2,772		fr
25 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Leandros	Steamer	1,658		gr
25 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Nostra Signora Del Carmine	Sailing vessel	1,575		it
25 Aug 1916	UB 27	Victor Dieckmann		Duke Of Albany	Armed boarding steamer	1,997		br
26 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Atlantico	Steamer	3,069		it
27 Aug 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Torridon	Sailing vessel	1,526		it
27 Aug 1916	UB 27	Victor Dieckmann		Skjaereg (p.)	Steamer	1,019		nw
27 Aug 1916	UC 1	Kurt Ramien		Ocean Plough	Navy Drifter	99		br
28 Aug 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Gorgona	Sailing vessel	861		it
29 Aug 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger		Ibo (d.)	Gunboat	397		pt
29 Aug 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Fede	Sailing vessel	1,273		it
29 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Antigoon	Steamer	1,884		be
29 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Francois Joseph	Sailing vessel	114		fr
29 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Stella Del Mare	Sailing vessel	1,166		it
30 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Nostra Signora Della Guardia	Sailing vessel	1,588		it
30 Aug 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger		Wellamo	Passenger steamer	1,050		fi
31 Aug 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Nostra Signora Assunta	Sailing vessel	1,256		it
31 Aug 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Quinto	Sailing vessel	836		it
31 Aug 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Santa Maria	Sailing vessel	947		it
31 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Bacchus	Steamer	3,583		fr
31 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Duart	Steamer	3,108		br
31 Aug 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Piero Maroncelli	Steamer	3,225		it
31 Aug 1916	UB 45	Karl Palis		Tevere	Steamer	2,660		it
31 Aug 1916	UB 7	Hans Lütjohann		Unidentified Sailing Vessel	Sailing vessel	78		ru
31 Aug 1916	UC 1	Kurt Ramien		Tuberose	Navy Drifter	67		br
						187,038
146 ships sunk (180,476 tons) and 4 ships damaged (6,562 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.

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