List of shipwrecks in August 1916
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Article ImagesThe list of shipwrecks in August 1916 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1916.
Ship | State | Description |
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Bror Oskar | Sweden | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Baltic Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Rauma, Finland[13] by SM UB-20 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[14] |
Commerce | Sweden | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Hudiksvall, Gävleborg County (61°50′N 18°02′E / 61.833°N 18.033°E) by SM UB-20 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[15] |
Eugenia | Italy | World War I: The barque was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off the Isola de Vecca (38°40′N 7°45′E / 38.667°N 7.750°E) by SM U-35 ( Imperial German Navy).[16] |
G. C. Gradwell | United Kingdom | World War I: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) west north west of Cap d'Antifer, Seine-Inférieure, France by SM UB-18 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[2][17] |
Kohina Maru | Japan | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt by SM UB-46 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[18] |
Leonardo da Vinci | Regia Marina | The Conte di Cavour-class battleship capsized at Taranto with the loss of 249 of her 1,000 crew. She was refloated on 17 September 1919 but was not repaired and was scrapped in 1923. |
Margaret Sutton | United Kingdom | World War I: The brigantine was scuttled in the English Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) south south east of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight by SM UB-18 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[19] |
Neptune | Italy | World War I: The brigantine was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Cap Sandolo, Algeria (39°00′N 7°30′E / 39.000°N 7.500°E) by SM U-35 ( Imperial German Navy).[20] |
Olympia | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Coquet Island, Northumberland by SM UB-39 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[7][21] |
S.D. | United Kingdom | World War I: The Thames barge was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 18 nautical miles (33 km) north west of Cap d'Antifer by SM UB-18 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[2][22] |
Smiling Morn | United Kingdom | World War I: The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea east of Coquet Island by SM UB-39 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[23] |
Twiddler | United Kingdom | World War I: The drifter was scuttled in the North Sea east of Coquet Island by SM UB-39 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[7][24] |
Vera | Sweden | World War I: The brigantine was sunk in the Baltic Sea off the Finngrundet Lightship ( Sweden) by SM UB-20 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[25] Germany later conceded that the sinking was unjust, and paid compensation.[26] |
Vermland | Sweden | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Baltic Sea off the Finngrundet Lightship ( Sweden) by SM UB-20 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[27][28] |
Zeeland | Netherlands | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Sunderland, County Durham (55°00′N 1°17′W / 55.000°N 1.283°W) by SM UB-39 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[29][30] |
Hudiksvall | Sweden | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Baltic Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Rauma, Finland by SM UB-36 ( Imperial German Navy).[31] Her crew survived.[32] |
For the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Kasagi on this date, see the entry for 20 July 1916
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