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The Norwegian Steamer Rensfjell. She was hit by U 56 on 23 Oct 1916.

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

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.
1 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner		Cap Mazagan	steamer	760		fr
1 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner		Le Blavet	Steamer	1,010		fr
1 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner		Le Pelerin	Fishing vessel	31		fr
1 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner		Mallin	Steamer	468		nw
1 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner		Musette	Sailing vessel	245		fr
1 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Vanellus	Steamer	1,797		br
1 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Villebois Mareuil	Sailing vessel	32		fr
2 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Rigel	Sloop	1,250		fr
2 Oct 1916	U 48	Berndt Buß		Lotusmere	Steamer	3,911		br
2 Oct 1916	UB 46	Cäsar Bauer		Huntsfall	Steamer	4,331		br
2 Oct 1916	UC 6	Paul Günther		Girl Eva	Navy Drifter	76		br
3 Oct 1916				Tyir	Sailing vessel	unknown		nw
3 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Samos	Steamer	1,186		gr
3 Oct 1916	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst		J. Y. Short	Steamer	2,193		br
3 Oct 1916	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst		Tourgai	Steamer	4,281		ru
3 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner		La Fraternite	Sailing vessel	477		fr
3 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Ada	Steamer	1,111		nw
4 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Birk	Steamer	715		nw
4 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Gallia	Armed merchant cruiser	14,966		fr
4 Oct 1916	U 46	Leo Hillebrand		Brantingham	Steamer	2,617		br
4 Oct 1916	U 48	Berndt Buß		Brink	Steamer	1,391		nw
4 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walther Gustav Becker		Jennie Bullas	Fishing vessel	26		br
4 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walther Gustav Becker		Jersey	Fishing vessel	162		br
4 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walther Gustav Becker		Rado	Fishing vessel	182		br
4 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Franconia	Troopship	18,510		br
4 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Risholm	Steamer	2,550		nw
5 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Aurora	Steamer	2,806		it
5 Oct 1916	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Vera	Steamer	2,308		sw
5 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walther Gustav Becker		Rover	Fishing vessel	42		br
5 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner		Cantatrice	Sailing vessel	109		fr
5 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner		Cederic	Steamer	1,129		nw
5 Oct 1916	UB 38	Erwin Waßner		Rosenvold	Steamer	758		nw
5 Oct 1916	UB 42	Fritz Wernicke		St. Nikolei	Sailing vessel	150		ru
5 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Isle Of Hastings	Steamer	1,575		br
6 Oct 1916	U 46	Leo Hillebrand		Erika	Steamer	2,430		ru
6 Oct 1916	U 48	Berndt Buß		Suchan (p.)	Steamer	3,781		ru
6 Oct 1916	U 48	Berndt Buß		Tuva	Steamer	2,270		sw
6 Oct 1916	UC 1	Heinrich Küstner		Lanterna	steamer	1,685		br
7 Oct 1916	UB 27	Victor Dieckmann		Jupiter (d.)	Steamer	2,124		br
8 Oct 1916	U 53	Hans Rose		Blommersdijk	Steamer	4,850		nl
8 Oct 1916	U 53	Hans Rose		Chr. Knudsen	Tanker	4,224		nw
8 Oct 1916	U 53	Hans Rose		Stephano	Passenger steamer	3,449		br
8 Oct 1916	U 53	Hans Rose		Strathdene	Steamer	4,321		br
8 Oct 1916	U 53	Hans Rose		West Point	Steamer	3,847		br
8 Oct 1916	UB 27	Victor Dieckmann		Magnus	Trawler	154		br
9 Oct 1916	U 46	Leo Hillebrand		Astoria	Steamer	4,262		br
10 Oct 1916	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst		Gardepee	Steamer	1,633		br
10 Oct 1916	UB 43	Hans von Mellenthin		Elax	Tanker	3,980		br
11 Oct 1916	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst		Bistritza	Steamer	3,688		ro
11 Oct 1916	U 46	Leo Hillebrand		Iolo	Steamer	3,903		br
11 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Crosshill	Steamer	5,002		br
12 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Sebek (d.)	Steamer	4,601		br
13 Oct 1916	k.u.k. U4	Rudolf Singule		Margaretha	Steamer	2,092		it
13 Oct 1916	UB 43	Hans von Mellenthin		Welsh Prince	Steamer	4,934		br
13 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Mercator	Steamer	2,827		fi
14 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Annunziata	Sailing vessel	61		it
14 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Elena	Sailing vessel	52		it
14 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Il Nuovo S. Luigi	Sailing vessel	39		it
14 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Il Redentore	Sailing vessel	80		it
14 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		La Nuova Concettina	Sailing vessel	32		it
15 Oct 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Avis	Steamer	1,000		gr
16 Oct 1916	k.u.k. U16	Orest Ritter von Zopa		Nembo	Destroyer	330		it
17 Oct 1916	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst		Edam	Steamer	2,381		nw
17 Oct 1916	U 76	Waldemar Bender		Botnia	Steamer	1,149		nw
17 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader		Sten	steamer	1,046		nw
18 Oct 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger		Ethel Duncan	Steamer	2,510		br
18 Oct 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Athene	Steamer	1,847		nw
18 Oct 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt		Greta	Sailing vessel	1,370		sw
19 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann		Penylan	Steamer	3,875		br
19 Oct 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt		Mercur	Steamer	711		sw
19 Oct 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt		Normandie	Steamer	1,342		sw
19 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader		Cottica	Sailing vessel	320		nw
19 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader		Dido	Steamer	333		no
19 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader		Guldaas	Sailing vessel	636		nw
19 Oct 1916	UB 42	Fritz Wernicke		Czarita	Steamer	2,891		ru
19 Oct 1916	UC 16	Egon von Werner		Alaunia	Passenger steamer	13,405		br
19 Oct 1916	UC 20	Franz Becker		Frits Emil	Sailing vessel	194		da
19 Oct 1916	UC 25	Johannes Feldkirchner		Jug		75		ru
20 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann		Mombassa	Steamer	4,689		br
20 Oct 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms		Cabotia	Steamer	4,309		br
20 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Cliburn	Steamer	440		br
20 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		The Duke	steamer	376		br
20 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		The Marchioness	Steamer	553		br
20 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen		Lekna	Sailing vessel	204		sw
20 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen		Randi	Sailing vessel	467		nw
20 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen		Svartvik	Sailing vessel	322		sw
20 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier		Drafn	Steamer	774		nw
20 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader		Guldborg	Steamer	1,569		da
20 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader		Libra	Sailing vessel	174		da
20 Oct 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Midland	Steamer	4,247		br
20 Oct 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Secundo	Steamer	1,512		nw
20 Oct 1916	UB 40	Karl Neumann		Barbara	Steamer	3,740		br
20 Oct 1916	UC 11	Max Schmitz		Huguenot	Steamer	1,032		br
21 Oct 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt		Rönnaug	Steamer	1,331		nw
21 Oct 1916	U 78	Otto Dröscher		Atle Jarl (p.)	Steamer	1,249		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Brizeux	Sailing vessel	2,197		fr
21 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Condor	Sailing vessel	740		fr
21 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Fulvio	Steamer	309		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Rabbi	Steamer	878		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen		Fritzöe (p.)	Steamer	641		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen		Grönhaug	steamer	667		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier		Antoinette	Sailing vessel	912		sw
21 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier		Theodor	Sailing vessel	234		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt		Julia	Sailing vessel	166		fr
21 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt		Snestad	Steamer	2,350		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen		Fart 3	Steamer	232		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen		Grit	Motor barge	147		br
21 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen		Princess May	Sailing vessel	104		br
21 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny		August	Sailing vessel	346		sw
21 Oct 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz		Ull	Steamer	1,139		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader		Raftsund	Steamer	937		nw
21 Oct 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Hebe	Steamer	775		da
21 Oct 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Helga	Steamer	1,182		da
21 Oct 1916	UB 40	Karl Neumann		Cock O’ The Walk	Sailing vessel	111		br
22 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann		Cluden	Steamer	3,166		br
22 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann		Nina	Steamer	3,383		it
22 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann		Ravn	Steamer	998		nw
22 Oct 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann		W. Harkess	Steamer	1,185		br
22 Oct 1916	U 56	Hermann Lorenz		Theodosi Tschernigowski	Steamer	327		ru
22 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen		London	Sailing vessel	184		da
22 Oct 1916	UB 21	Ernst Hashagen		Thor	Auxiliary motor	372		nw
22 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier		Caerloch	steamer	659		nw
22 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier		Gunn	Sailing vessel	483		nw
22 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen		Georges M. Embiricos	Steamer	3,636		gr
22 Oct 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz		Effort	Trawler	159		br
22 Oct 1916	UB 39	Werner Fürbringer		Alix	Steamer	1,584		nw
22 Oct 1916	UB 40	Karl Neumann		Maris Stella	Sailing vessel	106		fr
22 Oct 1916	UB 40	Karl Neumann		Risøy	Steamer	1,129		nw
22 Oct 1916	UC 16	Egon von Werner		Fortuna	Steamer	1,254		nl
23 Oct 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger		Arromanches	Steamer	1,640		fr
23 Oct 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger		Chieri	Steamer	4,400		it
23 Oct 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger		Felix Louis	Sailing vessel	275		fr
23 Oct 1916	U 56	Hermann Lorenz		Rensfjell	Steamer	781		nw
23 Oct 1916	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Genista	Sloop	1,250		br
23 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Bayreaulx	Steamer	3,009		br
23 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt		Alf	Sailing vessel	196		da
23 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt		Antoine Allosia	Fishing vessel	29		fr
23 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt		Saint Pierre	Sailing vessel	151		fr
23 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt		Venus Ii	Steamer	784		nw
23 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny		Elly		88		sw
23 Oct 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz		Regina	Sailing vessel	823		nw
24 Oct 1916	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Clearfield	Tanker	4,229		br
24 Oct 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms		Sola	Steamer	3,057		nw
24 Oct 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß		Propontis	Sailing vessel	700		gr
24 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Cannebiere	Sailing vessel	2,454		fr
24 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen		Anna Gurine	Steamer	1,147		nw
24 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen		Sidmouth	Steamer	4,045		br
24 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny		Elin	Sailing vessel	127		ru
24 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny		Ingersoll	Sailing vessel	239		ru
24 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny		Jenny Lind	Sailing vessel	53		ru
24 Oct 1916	UB 30	Cassius von Montigny		Urpo	Auxiliary motor	111		ru
24 Oct 1916	UB 37	Hans Valentiner		Twig	Sailing vessel	128		br
24 Oct 1916	UC 11	Max Schmitz		Framfield	Steamer	2,510		br
25 Oct 1916	U 56	Hermann Lorenz		Dag	Steamer	963		nw
25 Oct 1916	k.u.k. U15	Franz Rzemenowsky von Trautenegg		Polceverra	steamer	2,207		it
25 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walther Gustav Becker		Comtesse De Flandre	Steamer	1,810		be
26 Oct 1916	U 20	Walther Schwieger		Fabian (d.)	steamer	2,246		br
26 Oct 1916	U 21	Otto Hersing		Marina G.	Sailing vessel	154		it
26 Oct 1916	U 30	Franz Grünert		Lysland	Steamer	1,745		nw
26 Oct 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Valborg	Sailing vessel	207		da
26 Oct 1916	U 56	Hermann Lorenz		Oola	Steamer	2,494		br
26 Oct 1916	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Rowanmore	Steamer	10,320		br
26 Oct 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms		North Wales	Steamer	4,072		br
26 Oct 1916	U 69	Ernst Wilhelms		Rappahannock	Steamer	3,871		br
26 Oct 1916	UB 18	Otto Steinbrinck		Pan	Steamer	796		nw
26 Oct 1916	UB 19	Walther Gustav Becker		Iduna	Sailing vessel	165		fr
26 Oct 1916	UB 23	Ernst Voigt		Saint Yves	Sailing vessel	165		fr
26 Oct 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz		Titan	Trawler	171		br
26 Oct 1916	UC 11	Max Schmitz		Lord Roberts	Navy Trawler	293		br
27 Oct 1916				Marie Sophie	Sailing vessel	103		fr
27 Oct 1916	U 58	Kurt Wippern		Ellen	Sailing vessel	140		sw
27 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier		Sif	Steamer	377		da
27 Oct 1916	UB 35	Otto von Schrader		Stemshest	Steamer	811		nw
27 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Blanc Nez	Navy Trawler	247		fr
27 Oct 1916	UC 4	Hans Howaldt		Bygdo	Steamer	2,345		nw
28 Oct 1916	U 21	Otto Hersing		Gilda R.	Sailing vessel	37		it
28 Oct 1916	U 21	Otto Hersing		Tre Fratelli D.	Sailing vessel	190		it
28 Oct 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Germaine	Steamer	2,573		gr
28 Oct 1916	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Marina	Steamer	5,204		br
28 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Lanao	Steamer	692		am
28 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Rio Pirahy	Steamer	3,561		br
28 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Selene	Steamer	3,955		it
28 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Torsdal	Steamer	3,621		nw
28 Oct 1916	73	Gustav Sieß		Angeliki (d.)	Paddle steamer	706		gr
28 Oct 1916	UB 29	Herbert Pustkuchen		Saint Charles	Sailing vessel	521		fr
28 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Galeka	Hospital ship	6,772		br
28 Oct 1916	UC 27	Karl Vesper		Kazanetz	Destroyer	580		ru
28 Oct 1916	UC 4	Hans Howaldt		Sparta	steamer	480		br
29 Oct 1916	U 34	Claus Rücker		Marie Therese	Auxiliary motor	219		fr
29 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Massalia	Steamer	2,186		gr
29 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Meroë	Steamer	3,552		br
29 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Torino	Steamer	1,850		br
29 Oct 1916	UB 22	Bernhard Putzier		Falkefjell	Steamer	1,131		nw
30 Oct 1916				Mantola (d.)	Passenger steamer	8,253		br
30 Oct 1916	U 24	Walter Remy		Nellie Bruce	Trawler	192		br
30 Oct 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Marquis Bacquehem	Steamer	4,396		br
30 Oct 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Vertunno	Steamer	3,239		it
30 Oct 1916	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Floreal	Fishing vessel	163		br
30 Oct 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Saint Hubert	Navy Trawler	216		fr
31 Oct 1916	U 21	Otto Hersing		Glenlogan	Steamer	5,838		br
31 Oct 1916	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Saturn	Steamer	1,108		nw
31 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Delto	Steamer	3,193		nw
31 Oct 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Fedelta	steamer	1,906		it
31 Oct 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß		Kiki Issaias	Steamer	2,993		gr
						375,826
199 ships sunk (357,896 tons) and 5 ships damaged (17,930 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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