List of shipwrecks in 1916

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

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1916
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References

January
Further information: List of shipwrecks in January 1916

February
Further information: List of shipwrecks in February 1916

March
Further information: List of shipwrecks in March 1916

April
Further information: List of shipwrecks in April 1916

May
Further information: List of shipwrecks in May 1916

June
Further information: list of shipwrecks in June 1916

July
Further information: List of shipwrecks in July 1916

August
Further information: List of shipwrecks in August 1916

September
Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1916

October
Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1916

November
Further information: List of shipwrecks in November 1916

December
Further information: List of shipwrecks in December 1916

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1916
ShipStateDescription
Alioni Marceline  Belgium World War I: The fishing vessel was sunk by enemy action in November or early December.[1]
Brighton  Australia The hulk was abandoned in Pindimar Bay, Port Stephens, New South Wales (32°40′12″S 152°07′29″E).[2]
Edinburgh  United Kingdom World War I: The barque was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando de Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe ( Imperial German Navy some time between 17 January and 9 February.[3]
Flamenco  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando de Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe ( Imperial German Navy) between 17 January and 9 February.[3]
Horace  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando de Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe ( Imperial German Navy) between 17 January and 9 February.[3]
RFA Innistrahull  Royal Navy The Innis-class water carrier was lost during March or April 1916.[4]
HMS Julnar  Royal Navy World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: The paddle steamer was sunk by Ottoman guns on either the Tigris or Euphrates River.
Luxembourg  Belgium World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando de Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe ( Imperial German Navy) between 17 January and 9 February.[3]
Sadko  Russia The icebreaker struck a rock and sank in Kandalaska Bay, White Sea. She was raised in 1933, repaired and returned to service.[5]
Tac  United Kingdom World War I: The trawler was sunk by enemy action in late November or early December. Her crew were rescued.[1]
SM UB-7  Imperial German Navy 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  Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type UB II submarine was lost in the Gulf of Kotor whilst on patrol.
Victorian  United Kingdom World War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta.[6]
Volante  United States While under tow by the motor tugs Gjoa and Penguin (both  United States), the schooner's towline parted during a gale and she sank without loss of life in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[7]

References
  1. "Sixteen more vessels lost". The Times. No. 41341. London. 4 December 1916. col E, p. 8.
  2. "BRIGHTON". Clydeships. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. "The Möwe's exploits". The Times. No. 41100. London. 26 February 1916. col C, p. 5.
  4. "RFA Innistrahull". Historical RFA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. "Soviet ships in Polar seas". The Times. No. 47194. London. 14 October 1935. col G, p. 15.
  6. "Victorian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (V)
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