The list of shipwrecks in 1916 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1916.
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| Alioni Marceline |  Belgium
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World War I: The fishing vessel was sunk by enemy action in November or early December.[1] |
| Brighton |  Australia
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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 |  United Kingdom
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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]
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| Flamenco | United Kingdom
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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]
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| Horace | United Kingdom
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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]
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| RFA Innistrahull |  Royal Navy
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The Innis-class water carrier was lost during March or April 1916.[4] |
| HMS Julnar |  Royal Navy
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World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: The paddle steamer was sunk by Ottoman guns on either the Tigris or Euphrates River. |
| Luxembourg | Belgium
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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]
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| Sadko |  Russia
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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
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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
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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
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World War I: The Type UB II submarine was lost in the Gulf of Kotor whilst on patrol. |
| Victorian | United Kingdom
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World War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta.[6] |
| Volante |  United States
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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]
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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)