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The British Steamer South Western. She was hit by UB 59 on 17 Mar 1918.

This is the full listing of all ships hit during March 1918. 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 March 1918

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.
1 Mar 1918	U 105	Friedrich Strackerjan		Penvearn	Steamer	3,710		br
1 Mar 1918	U 19	Johannes Spieß		Calgarian	Armed merchant cruiser	12,515		br
1 Mar 1918	U 19	Johannes Spieß		Lord Lister (d.)	Navy trawler	285		br
1 Mar 1918	U 19	Johannes Spieß		Thomas Collard	Navy trawler	215		br
1 Mar 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Borga	Steamer	1,046		br
2 Mar 1918	U 104	Kurt Bernis		Kenmare	Passenger steamer	1,330		br
2 Mar 1918	U 105	Friedrich Strackerjan		Carmelite	Steamer	2,583		br
2 Mar 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen		Stina	Steamer	1,136		sw
2 Mar 1918	U 91	Alfred von Glasenapp		Bessy	Auxiliary motor	60		br
2 Mar 1918	U 94	Alfred Saalwächter		Rockpool	Steamer	4,502		br
2 Mar 1918	UB 53	Robert Sprenger		Euxeinos	Steamer	2,891		gr
2 Mar 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle		Havna	Steamer	1,150		nw
3 Mar 1918	U 102	Curt Beitzen		Romeo	Steamer	1,730		br
3 Mar 1918	U 60	Franz Grünert		Northfield	Steamer	2,099		br
4 Mar 1918	U 110	Carl Albrecht Kroll		Castle Eden	Steamer	1,949		br
4 Mar 1918	U 155	Erich Eckelmann		Antioco Accame	Steamer	4,439		it
4 Mar 1918	U 60	Franz Grünert		Quarnero	Steamer	3,237		it
4 Mar 1918	U 92	Max Bieler		British Princess (d.)	Tanker	7,034		br
4 Mar 1918	UB 80	Max Viebeg		Polkerris	Steamer	943		fr
4 Mar 1918	UC 27	Otto Gerke		Clan Macpherson	Steamer	4,779		br
4 Mar 1918	UC 74	Hans Adalbert von der Lühe		Clan Graham (d.)	Steamer	5,213		br
5 Mar 1918	UB 30	Wilhelm Rhein		Clan Mackenzie (d.)	Steamer	6,544		br
5 Mar 1918	UB 80	Max Viebeg		Uskmoor	Steamer	3,189		br
5 Mar 1918	UC 4	Ernst Berlin		Coalgas	steamer	2,257		br
5 Mar 1918	UC 4	Ernst Berlin		Estrella	Steamer	1,740		br
5 Mar 1918	UC 4	Ernst Berlin		Tusnastabb	Steamer	1,136		nw
5 Mar 1918	UC 74	Hans Adalbert von der Lühe		Roxburgh	Steamer	4,630		br
5 Mar 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz		Edouard Marie	Fishing vessel	32		be
6 Mar 1918	U 152	Constantin Kolbe		Elector	Sailing vessel	134		pt
6 Mar 1918	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Daiten Maru	Steamer	4,555		jp
6 Mar 1918	UB 53	Robert Sprenger		Kalgan	Steamer	1,862		br
7 Mar 1918	U 110	Carl Albrecht Kroll		Tarbetnesse	Steamer	3,018		br
7 Mar 1918	U 110	Carl Albrecht Kroll		Vitol	Ranker	2,639		br
7 Mar 1918	U 152	Constantin Kolbe		Luigi	Steamer	3,549		it
7 Mar 1918	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Begona No.4	Steamer	1,850		sp
7 Mar 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Brise	Sailing vessel	160		fr
7 Mar 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Saint Georges	Sailing vessel	102		fr
7 Mar 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Saint Joseph	Sailing vessel	434		fr
7 Mar 1918	UB 30	Wilhelm Rhein		Braatt Ii	Steamer	1,834		nw
7 Mar 1918	UB 80	Max Viebeg		Martha	Steamer	653		be
7 Mar 1918	UC 77	Johannes Ries		Cliffside (d.)	Steamer	4,969		br
8 Mar 1918	U 110	Carl Albrecht Kroll		Erica	Sailing vessel	167		br
8 Mar 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Madeline	Steamer	2,890		br
8 Mar 1918	k.u.k. U28	Zdenko Hudecek		Mitra (d.)	Tanker	5,592		br
8 Mar 1918	k.u.k. U28	Zdenko Hudecek		Uganda	Steamer	4,315		br
8 Mar 1918	UC 27	Otto Gerke		Ayr	Steamer	3,050		br
8 Mar 1918	UC 40	Hermann Menzel		Corsham	Steamer	2,760		br
8 Mar 1918	UC 40	Hermann Menzel		Intent	Steamer	1,564		br
8 Mar 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha		Saba (d.)	Steamer	4,257		br
9 Mar 1918	U 110	Carl Albrecht Kroll		Nanny Wignall	Sailing vessel	93		br
9 Mar 1918	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Silverdale	Steamer	3,835		br
9 Mar 1918	UB 34	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell		Randelsborg	Steamer	1,551		da
9 Mar 1918	UB 80	Max Viebeg		Grane	Steamer	1,122		nw
9 Mar 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann		Jolanda	Sailing vessel	187		it
9 Mar 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann		Pasqualina S.	Sailing vessel	80		it
9 Mar 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz		Marguerite	Sailing vessel	10		br
10 Mar 1918	U 110	Carl Albrecht Kroll		Germaine	Steamer	1,428		fr
10 Mar 1918	U 155	Erich Eckelmann		Wegadesk	Steamer	4,271		nw
10 Mar 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Cristina	Steamer	2,083		sp
10 Mar 1918	UC 40	Hermann Menzel		Columba	Navy Trawler	138		br
10 Mar 1918	UC 74	Hans Adalbert von der Lühe		Chagres	Passenger steamer	5,288		br
10 Mar 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz		Sunrise	Fishing vessel (smack)	56		br
10 Mar 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz		Wave	Fishing vessel (smack)	47		br
10 Mar 1918	UC 77	Johannes Ries		Skrymer	Steamer	1,476		nw
11 Mar 1918				W.A. Massey	Drifter	84		br
11 Mar 1918	k.u.k. U28	Zdenko Hudecek		Stolt Nielsen	Steamer	5,684		br
11 Mar 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann		Tripoli	Sailing vessel	824		it
12 Mar 1918				Gaupen	Steamer	622		br
12 Mar 1918	U 154	Hermann Gercke		Nordkyn	Steamer	3,244		nw
12 Mar 1918	UB 62	Bernhard Putzier		Oswin	Steamer	1,743		sw
12 Mar 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha		Clarissa Radcliffe (d.)	Steamer	5,754		br
12 Mar 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha		Savan (d.)	Steamer	4,264		br
13 Mar 1918	U 152	Constantin Kolbe		A. E. Whyland	Sailing vessel	130		am
13 Mar 1918	U 46	Leo Hillebrand		Crayford	Steamer	1,209		br
13 Mar 1918	UB 16	Rudolf Stier		Lisette	Steamer	895		br
13 Mar 1918	UB 34	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell		Adine	Steamer	2,235		nw
13 Mar 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		S. Francesco Di Paola D.	Sailing vessel	26		it
13 Mar 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Umta (d.)	Steamer	5,422		br
13 Mar 1918	UB 59	Erwin Waßner		Tweed	Steamer	1,025		br
13 Mar 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha		Londonier	Steamer	1,870		be
13 Mar 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz		Arno Mendi	Steamer	2,827		sp
14 Mar 1918	U 157	Max Valentiner		Arpillao	Steamer	2,768		sp
14 Mar 1918	UB 33	Fritz Gregor		Carla	Sailing vessel	1,668		nw
14 Mar 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Principessa Laetitia	Steamer	4,011		it
14 Mar 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger		A. A. Raven	Steamer	2,459		am
14 Mar 1918	UB 59	Erwin Waßner		Venezuela	Steamer	730		fr
14 Mar 1918	UC 40	Hermann Menzel		Castleford	Steamer	1,741		br
14 Mar 1918	UC 47	Paul Hundius		Jeanne Marie	Steamer	2,971		fr
14 Mar 1918	UC 54	Heinrich XXXVII Prinz Reuß zu Köstritz		Ardandearg	Steamer	3,237		br
14 Mar 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann		Jeanne	Sailing vessel	145		fr
14 Mar 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha		Agate	Navy Trawler	248		br
14 Mar 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha		Comrie Castle (d.)	Passenger steamer	5,173		br
14 Mar 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz		Tweed	Steamer	1,777		br
15 Mar 1918	U 110	Carl Albrecht Kroll		Amazon	Passenger steamer	10,037		br
15 Mar 1918	U 153	Gernot Goetting		Alessandra	Sailing vessel	2,394		it
15 Mar 1918	U 155	Erich Eckelmann		Joaquina (d.)	Sailing vessel	333		sp
15 Mar 1918	UB 33	Fritz Gregor		Sparkling Foam	Sailing vessel	199		br
15 Mar 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Clan Macdougall	Steamer	4,710		br
15 Mar 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann		Armonia	Steamer	5,226		ca
16 Mar 1918	U 152	Constantin Kolbe		Ellaston	Steamer	3,192		br
16 Mar 1918	U 90	Walter Remy		Oilfield	Tanker	4,000		br
16 Mar 1918	UB 30	Wilhelm Rhein		Lightfoot	Steamer	1,873		br
16 Mar 1918	UB 34	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell		Quintero	Sailing vessel	1,611		da
16 Mar 1918	UB 40	Karl Dobberstein		Author (d.)	Steamer	5,586		br
17 Mar 1918	U 103	Claus Rücker		Cressida	Steamer	150		br
17 Mar 1918	U 103	Claus Rücker		Sea Gull	Steamer	976		br
17 Mar 1918	U 154	Hermann Gercke		Guadalquivir	Steamer	2,078		sp
17 Mar 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Tripoli	Passenger steamer	1,743		it
17 Mar 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg		Ivydene	Steamer	3,541		br
17 Mar 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Anne Yvonne	Sailing vessel	102		fr
17 Mar 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Arvor	Sailing vessel	52		fr
17 Mar 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Beata	Sailing vessel	102		fr
17 Mar 1918	UB 59	Erwin Waßner		South Western	Steamer	674		br
17 Mar 1918	UC 37	Otto Kümpel		Waihemo	Steamer	4,283		br
17 Mar 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz		Eliza Anne	Sailing vessel	36		br
18 Mar 1918	U 103	Claus Rücker		Grainton (d.)	Steamer	6,042		br
18 Mar 1918	U 155	Erich Eckelmann		Prometeo	Tanker	4,455		it
18 Mar 1918	U 155	Erich Eckelmann		Reidar	Steamer	3,574		nw
18 Mar 1918	U 46	Leo Hillebrand		Atlantic Sun	Tanker	2,333		am
18 Mar 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Utrecht	Navy Tug	293		fr
18 Mar 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg		John H. Barry	Steamer	3,083		br
18 Mar 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg		Saldanha	Steamer	4,594		br
18 Mar 1918	UC 25	Karl Dönitz		Massilia	Hulk	5,026		it
18 Mar 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz		Navigator (d.)	Steamer	3,803		br
18 Mar 1918	UC 77	Johannes Ries		Baygitano	Steamer	3,073		br
19 Mar 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Giovanni Albanesi	Sailing vessel	497		it
19 Mar 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		San Francesco Di Paola	Sailing vessel	70		it
19 Mar 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Luxor	Steamer	3,571		br
19 Mar 1918	UB 62	Bernhard Putzier		Burnstone	Steamer	2,340		br
20 Mar 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Glenford	Steamer	494		br
20 Mar 1918	U 103	Claus Rücker		Kassanga	Steamer	3,015		br
20 Mar 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß		Antonios M. Theophilatos	Steamer	2,282		gr
20 Mar 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß		Saint Dimitrios	Steamer	3,359		br
20 Mar 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß		Samoset	Tanker	5,251		br
20 Mar 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß		Yochow	Steamer	2,127		br
20 Mar 1918	U 96	Heinrich Jeß		Custodian (d.)	Steamer	9,214		br
20 Mar 1918	k.u.k. U40	Johann Krsnjavi		Lord Ormonde (d.)	Steamer	3,914		ca
20 Mar 1918	UB 103	Paul Hundius		Eros	Steamer	858		sw
20 Mar 1918	UB 31	Wilhelm Braun		Boorara (d.)	Steamer	6,570		br
20 Mar 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Angelo Raffaele	Sailing vessel	53		it
20 Mar 1918	UB 59	Erwin Waßner		Azemmour	Steamer	897		fr
20 Mar 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann		Matteo Renato Imbriani	Steamer	5,882		it
21 Mar 1918	U 154	Hermann Gercke		Chincha (d.)	Steamer	6,371		am
21 Mar 1918	UB 103	Paul Hundius		Tyrhaug	Steamer	1,483		br
21 Mar 1918	UB 40	Karl Dobberstein		Ikeda	Steamer	6,311		br
21 Mar 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Dante C	Sailing vessel	129		it
21 Mar 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger		Begonia	Steamer	3,070		br
21 Mar 1918	UB 78	Arthur Stoßberg		Strathearn (d.)	Trawler	152		br
21 Mar 1918	UC 37	Otto Kümpel		Termini	Steamer	1,523		it
22 Mar 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Trinidad	Steamer	2,592		br
22 Mar 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker		Saint Jean II	Steamer	2,457		fr
22 Mar 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker		Shadwell (d.)	Steamer	4,091		br
22 Mar 1918	UB 78	Arthur Stoßberg		Polleon	Steamer	1,155		br
22 Mar 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann		S. Giuseppe C.	Sailing vessel	53		it
23 Mar 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Jane Gray	Sailing vessel	124		br
23 Mar 1918	U 61	Victor Dieckmann		Etonian	Passenger steamer	6,515		br
23 Mar 1918	k.u.k. U40	Johann Krsnjavi		Demodocus (d.)	Steamer	6,689		br
23 Mar 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger		Chattahoochee	Steamer	8,007		am
23 Mar 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger		Madame Midas	Steamer	1,203		br
23 Mar 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger		Mar Baltico	Steamer	2,023		sp
23 Mar 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger		Venborg	Steamer	1,065		nw
23 Mar 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Sequoya (d.)	Tanker	5,263		br
23 Mar 1918	UB 83	Günther Krause		Aulton	Steamer	634		br
23 Mar 1918	UB 83	Günther Krause		Meline (d.)	Tanker	6,970		br
23 Mar 1918	UC 17	Erich Stephan		New Dawn	Navy Drifter	93		br
24 Mar 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		John G. Walter	Sailing vessel	258		br
24 Mar 1918	U 155	Erich Eckelmann		Avala	Steamer	3,834		it
24 Mar 1918	U 155	Erich Eckelmann		Jorgina	Sailing vessel	103		br
24 Mar 1918	U 98	Rudolf Andler		Anchoria (d.)	Steamer	5,430		br
24 Mar 1918	UB 103	Paul Hundius		Anteros	Steamer	4,241		br
24 Mar 1918	UB 55	Ralph Wenninger		Fileur	Sailing vessel	89		fr
24 Mar 1918	UC 17	Erich Stephan		War Knight	Steamer	7,951		br
24 Mar 1918	UC 53	Adolf Ehrensberger		La Nuova Felice	Sailing vessel	72		it
24 Mar 1918	UC 53	Adolf Ehrensberger		Nuovo Genio	Sailing vessel	35		it
24 Mar 1918	UC 53	Adolf Ehrensberger		Regina Immacolata	Sailing vessel	36		it
24 Mar 1918	UC 53	Adolf Ehrensberger		Tre Sorelle Salvo	Sailing vessel	26		it
24 Mar 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann		Partenope (rin)	Minelayer	834		it
25 Mar 1918	U 155	Erich Eckelmann		Rio Ave	Sailing vessel	179		pt
25 Mar 1918	U 96	Heinrich Jeß		Destro	Steamer	859		br
25 Mar 1918	UB 21	Walter Scheffler		Hercules	Steamer	1,095		br
25 Mar 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Carlo Splendor	Sailing Vessel	105		it
25 Mar 1918	UB 78	Arthur Stoßberg		Border Lads	Navy Drifter	86		br
25 Mar 1918	UC 37	Otto Kümpel		Warturm (d.)	Steamer	4,965		br
25 Mar 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann		Francesco Antonio Ajello	Sailing vessel	44		it
25 Mar 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann		L’iniziatore	Sailing vessel	47		it
26 Mar 1918	U 154	Hermann Gercke		Beira Alta	Sailing vessel	101		pt
26 Mar 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker		Volturno	Steamer	11,495		it
26 Mar 1918	UB 78	Arthur Stoßberg		British Star (d.)	Tanker	6,888		br
26 Mar 1918	UC 17	Erich Stephan		Lady Cory-Wright	Steamer	2,516		br
26 Mar 1918	UC 37	Otto Kümpel		Unidentified Sailing Vessel (1 Of 3)	Sailing vessel	31		gr
26 Mar 1918	UC 37	Otto Kümpel		Unidentified Sailing Vessel (2 Of 3)	Sailing vessel	15		gr
26 Mar 1918	UC 37	Otto Kümpel		Unidentified Sailing Vessel (3 Of 3)	Sailing vessel	15		gr
26 Mar 1918	UC 67	Karl Neumann		Elisabetha	Sailing vessel	45		it
27 Mar 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Allendale	Steamer	2,153		br
27 Mar 1918	U 155	Erich Eckelmann		Watauga	Sailing vessel	127		br
27 Mar 1918	UC 53	Adolf Ehrensberger		Castrenzo Coppola	Sailing vessel	94		it
27 Mar 1918	UC 54	Heinrich XXXVII Prinz Reuß zu Köstritz		Carlo P.	Sailing vessel	61		it
28 Mar 1918	U 90	Walter Remy		City Of Winchester	Sailing vessel	114		br
28 Mar 1918	U 96	Heinrich Jeß		Inkosi	Steamer	3,661		br
28 Mar 1918	UB 72	Friedrich Traeger		Tithonus	Armed boarding steamer	3,463		br
28 Mar 1918	UC 64	Ferdinand Schwartz		Botha	Motor fishing vessel	17		br
28 Mar 1918	UC 64	Ferdinand Schwartz		Brotherly Love	Motor fishing vessel	19		br
28 Mar 1918	UC 64	Ferdinand Schwartz		Honora	Motor fishing vessel	29		br
28 Mar 1918	UC 64	Ferdinand Schwartz		Noel	Motor fishing vessel	21		br
28 Mar 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz		Dryden (d.)	Steamer	5,839		br
29 Mar 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		India (d.)	Passenger steamer	5,990		pt
29 Mar 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		T. R. Thompson	Steamer	3,538		br
29 Mar 1918	UC 37	Otto Kümpel		Porto Santo	Steamer	2,801		pt
29 Mar 1918	UC 73	Walter Wiedemann		Unidentified Sailing Vessel (1 Of 7)	Sailing vessel	18		gr
29 Mar 1918	UC 73	Walter Wiedemann		Unidentified Sailing Vessel (2 Of 7)	Sailing vessel	18		gr
29 Mar 1918	UC 73	Walter Wiedemann		Unidentified Sailing Vessel (3 Of 7)	Sailing vessel	18		gr
29 Mar 1918	UC 73	Walter Wiedemann		Unidentified Sailing Vessel (4 Of 7)	Sailing vessel	18		gr
29 Mar 1918	UC 73	Walter Wiedemann		Unidentified Sailing Vessel (5 Of 7)	Sailing vessel	5		gr
29 Mar 1918	UC 73	Walter Wiedemann		Unidentified Sailing Vessel (6 Of 7)	Sailing vessel	5		gr
29 Mar 1918	UC 73	Walter Wiedemann		Unidentified Sailing Vessel (7 Of 7)	Sailing vessel	5		gr
30 Mar 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Lough Fisher	Steamer	418		br
30 Mar 1918	U 46	Leo Hillebrand		Stabil	Steamer	538		nw
30 Mar 1918	U 96	Heinrich Jeß		Geraldine	Fishing vessel (smack)	61		br
30 Mar 1918	U 96	Heinrich Jeß		St. Michan	Motor fishing vessel	43		br
30 Mar 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		Salaminia	Steamer	3,112		gr
30 Mar 1918	UB 72	Friedrich Traeger		Vafos	Steamer	1,322		nw
31 Mar 1918	U 152	Constantin Kolbe		Indien	Steamer	4,199		da
31 Mar 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß		La Loire	Steamer	5,343		fr
31 Mar 1918	U 96	Heinrich Jeß		Conargo	Steamer	4,312		br
31 Mar 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Alcinous (d.)	Steamer	6,743		br
31 Mar 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Excellence Pleske	Steamer	2,059		br
31 Mar 1918	UB 77	Wilhelm Meyer		Celtic (d.)	Passenger steamer	20,904		br
31 Mar 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch		Immacolata	Sailing vessel	35		it
31 Mar 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming		San Nicola	Sailing vessel	24		br
31 Mar 1918	UC 64	Ferdinand Schwartz		Vianna	Steamer	401		br
						555,643
199 ships sunk (379,379 tons) and 31 ships damaged (176,264 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.

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