List of shipwrecks in 1916
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The list of shipwrecks in 1916 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1916.
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January
[edit]February
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[edit]May
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[edit]December
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Alioni Marceline | ![]() |
World War I: The fishing vessel was sunk by enemy action in November or early December.[1] |
Brighton | ![]() |
The hulk was abandoned in Pindimar Bay, Port Stephens, New South Wales (32°40′12″S 152°07′29″E / 32.67000°S 152.12472°E).[2] |
Edinburgh | ![]() |
World War I: The barque was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando de Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe (![]() |
Flamenco | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando de Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe (![]() |
Horace | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando de Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe (![]() |
RFA Innistrahull | ![]() |
The Innis-class water carrier was lost during March or April 1916.[4] |
HMS Julnar | ![]() |
World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: The paddle steamer was sunk by Ottoman guns on either the Tigris or Euphrates River. |
Luxembourg | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando de Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe (![]() |
Sadko | ![]() |
The icebreaker struck a rock and sank in Kandalaska Bay, White Sea. She was raised in 1933, repaired and returned to service.[5] |
Tac | ![]() |
World War I: The trawler was sunk by enemy action in late November or early December. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
SM UB-7 | ![]() |
World War I: The Type UB I submarine departed Varna, Romania on 27 September for a patrol in the Black Sea. Subsequently either struck a mine or bombed and sunk with the loss of all fifteen crew. |
SM UB-44 | ![]() |
World War I: The Type UB II submarine was lost in the Gulf of Kotor whilst on patrol. |
Victorian | ![]() |
World War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta.[6] |
Volante | ![]() |
While under tow by the motor tugs Gjoa and Penguin (both ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sixteen more vessels lost". The Times. No. 41341. London. 4 December 1916. col E, p. 8.
- ^ "BRIGHTON". Clydeships. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "The Möwe's exploits". The Times. No. 41100. London. 26 February 1916. col C, p. 5.
- ^ "RFA Innistrahull". Historical RFA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Soviet ships in Polar seas". The Times. No. 47194. London. 14 October 1935. col G, p. 15.
- ^ "Victorian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (V)