World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the Kentish Knock Lightship (United Kingdom) by SM UB-17 (Imperial German Navy) with the loss of thirteen crew.[3] Survivors were rescued by (United Kingdom).[4]
The passenger ship collided with (United States) in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south east of Cape Race, Newfoundland and sank.[6] Her 72 crew were rescued by Silver Shell.[7]
Netherlands
World War I: The coaster was scuttled in the North Sea 19 nautical miles (35 km) west north west of the (Netherlands) by SM UB-17 (Imperial German Navy).[8]
The passenger ship collided with Li-Nan (China) in the East China Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Swatow, China and sank with the loss of 160 of the 181 people on board.[9]
World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 310 nautical miles (570 km) north east by north of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Möwe (Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member.[2]
World War I: The Amiral Charner-classarmored cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Beirut, Lebanon by SM U-21 (Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 426 of her 427 crew.[21]
World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 530 nautical miles (980 km) north north east of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Möwe (Imperial German Navy). Two of her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[2]
World War I: Battle for Lake Tanganyika: The guard boat was shelled and sunk in Lake Tanganyika by HMS Fifi and HMS Mimi (both Royal Navy) with the loss of seven of her crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Fifi.
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea of the coast of the Netherlands with the loss of three of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by (Sweden).[27]
World War I: The coaster struck a mine placed by SM UC-4 (Imperial German Navy) in the North Sea 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east of Aldeburgh and sank with the loss of six of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by (United Kingdom).[34][29]
World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) east by south of Aldeburgh, Suffolk (52°10′N1°50′E / 52.167°N 1.833°E / 52.167; 1.833). Her crew survived.[36] Built in 1911, Tergestea was originally owned by an Austrian line and registered in Trieste prior to World War I. She was likely captured during the war and placed in service as a British freighter.[37]
World War I: The collier struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east north east of Wick, Caithness with the loss of eight of her crew.[2][24]
16 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1916
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
The collier sank at Blakeney, Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of ten of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Calais, France.[41]
France
World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Adriatic Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north west of , Durrës, Albania. She was towed to Durrës but sank on 19 February. Her crew survived.[42]
World War I: The coaster struck a mine placed by SM UC-5 (Imperial German Navy) and sank in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south by west of the Kentish Knock Lightship (United Kingdom) with the loss of nine of her crew.[47]
World War I: The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea 28 nautical miles (52 km) off Lowestoft by SM UB-12 (Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[54]
World War I: The collier struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Strathy Point, Sutherland with the loss of nineteen of her crew.[2][39]
World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of two of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by (United Kingdom) and a Royal Navy patrol boat.[4]
World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine placed by SM UC-6 (Imperial German Navy) and sank in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of the (United Kingdom) with the loss of 26 of the 30 people on board. Survivors were rescued by (Norway).[66][67]
World War I: The coaster struck a mine placed by SM UC-5 (Imperial German Navy) and sank in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of the Kentish Knock Lightship (United Kingdom) with the loss of nine of her fourteen crew.[68][67]
25 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1916
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The fishing schooner burned after a gasoline explosion and sank in a few feet of water near the Boston Fish Pier at South Boston, Massachusetts. Probably sunk by fire fighting efforts of the fire boatsEngine 44 and Engine 47 (both flag unknown). Two were killed, one missing. Survivors rescued by dories from Valerie (flag unknown), an unknown Italian power boat, and her own boats.[69][70]
World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Thames Estuary 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Kentish Knock Lightship (United Kingdom) by SM UB-2 (Imperial German Navy) with the loss of all fourteen crew.[2][72]
World War I: The armed merchant cruiser was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cerigo, Greece by SM U-35 (Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 990 of the 1,732 people on board.[77][78]
The schooner sank, or ran aground and wrecked, in the Cape Cod Canal near Bourne, Massachusetts. Abandoned by her owners, the Canal company paid for her to be removed by breaking her up.[81][82]
Denmark
The cargo ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[83]
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was reported to be floating in a capsized condition off Cat Island, Bahamas on 6 May.[85]
Netherlands
World War I: The cargo liner struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the (United Kingdom). All on board were rescued by (Netherlands) and two other vessels.[67]
World War I: The cargo ship, en route from Trelleborg to Gothenburg, struck a mine in a freshly laid minefield near Falsterbo and sank immediately. No casualties.[91]
World War I: Action of 29 February 1916: The auxiliary cruiser was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by HMS Alcantara, HMS Comus and (all Royal Navy) with the loss of 97 of her 310 crew.[96]
^"American Marine Engineer March, 1916". National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association of the United States. Retrieved 26 October 2020 – via Haithi Trust.