List of shipwrecks in August 1916 (original) (raw)

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The list of shipwrecks in August 1916 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1916.

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1916

Ship State Description
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 / 61.833; 18.033) 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 / 38.667; 7.750) 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 / 39.000; 7.500) 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 / 55.000; -1.283) 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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