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

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  • Alioni Marceline (Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium): World War I: The fishing vessel was sunk by enemy action in November or early December.[1]
  • Edinburgh (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The barque was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine some time between 17 January and 9 February.[2]
  • Flamenco (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine) between 17 January and 9 February.[2]
  • Horace (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine) between 17 January and 9 February.[2]
  • RFA Innistrahull (British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign Royal Fleet Auxiliary): The Innis-class water carrier was lost during March or April 1916.[3]
  • Luxembourg (Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium): World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Fernando Noronha and the coast of Brazil by SMS Möwe (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine) between 17 January and 9 February.[2]
  • Sadko (Russian Empire 1914 17 Russian Empire): The icebreaker struck a rock and sank in Kandalaska Bay, White Sea. She was raised in 1933, repaired and returned to service.[4]
  • Tac (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The trawler was sunk by enemy action in late November or early December. Her crew were rescued.[1]
  • SM UB-7 (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine): 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 (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: The Type UB II submarine was lost in the Gulf of Kotor whilst on patrol.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 4 December 1916. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 26 February 1916. 
  3. "RFA Innistrahull". Historical RFA. http://www.historicalrfa.org/rfa-innistrahull-ships-details. Retrieved 10 February 2013. 
  4. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 14 October 1935. 


Ship events in 1916
Ship launches: 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921
Ship commissionings: 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921
Ship decommissionings: 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921
Shipwrecks: 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921
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