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The Swedish Steamer Douglas. She was hit by U 81 on 1 Dec 1916.

This is the full listing of all ships hit during December 1916. You can click on any of the links for further information on either ship, U-boat, commander or convoy.

Ships hit by U-boats during December 1916

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.
1 Dec 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Cuore Di Gesu	Sailing vessel	199		it
1 Dec 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Lampo	Sailing vessel	59		it
1 Dec 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger		Kediri	Steamer	3,781		nl
1 Dec 1916	U 81	Raimund Weisbach		Douglas	Steamer	1,177		sw
1 Dec 1916	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Indiana	Sailing vessel	178		fr
1 Dec 1916	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Saint Joseph	Sailing vessel	182		fr
1 Dec 1916	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		T. And A.C.	Fishing vessel (smack)	23		br
1 Dec 1916	UB 29	Erich Platsch		Bossi	Steamer	1,462		nw
1 Dec 1916	UB 29	Erich Platsch		Briardene	steamer	2,701		br
1 Dec 1916	UB 37	Paul Günther		Erich Lindøe	Steamer	1,097		nw
1 Dec 1916	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Jeanne D’arc	Sailing vessel	205		fr
1 Dec 1916	UC 19	Alfred Nitzsche		Rene Montrieux	Sailing vessel (schooner)	234		fr
1 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		King Bleddyn	Steamer	4,387		br
1 Dec 1916	UC 22	Heino von Heimburg		Burcombe	Steamer	3,516		br
2 Dec 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Angela Madre G.	Sailing vessel	155		it
2 Dec 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann		Istrar	Steamer	4,582		br
2 Dec 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Luigi C.	Sailing vessel	71		it
2 Dec 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Roma	Sailing vessel	643		it
2 Dec 1916	U 72	Ernst Krafft		Palermo	Passenger steamer	9,203		it
2 Dec 1916	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Skjoldulf	Steamer	502		nw
2 Dec 1916	UB 23	Heinz Ziemer		Harpalus	Steamer	1,445		br
2 Dec 1916	UB 29	Erich Platsch		Hitterøy	Steamer	1,985		nw
2 Dec 1916	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Palacine	Steamer	3,286		ca
2 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Demetrios Inglesis	Steamer	2,088		gr
2 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Robinson	Sailing vessel	186		fr
2 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Uribitarte	Steamer	1,756		sp
3 Dec 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Lucellum (d.)	Tanker	5,184		br
3 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Dacia	Cable ship	1,856		br
3 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Kanguroo	Submarine carrier	2,493		fr
3 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Surprise	Gunboat	680		fr
3 Dec 1916	U 39	Walter Forstmann		Plata	steamer	1,861		it
3 Dec 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Perugia	Q ship	4,348		br
3 Dec 1916	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Mizpah	Sailing vessel	57		br
3 Dec 1916	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Seeker	Sailing vessel	74		br
3 Dec 1916	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Yrsa	Steamer	879		da
3 Dec 1916	UB 29-C19			Giustizia	Steamer	1,168		it
3 Dec 1916	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Primevere	Sailing vessel	143		fr
3 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Aiglon	Sailing vessel	280		fr
3 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Louise	Sailing vessel	155		fr
3 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Verdun	Sailing vessel	184		fr
3 Dec 1916	UC 4	Hans Howaldt		Remarko	Navy Trawler	245		br
4 Dec 1916	U 58	Kurt Wippern		Senta	Sailing vessel	1,024		sw
4 Dec 1916	U 65	Hermann von Fischel		Caledonia	Passenger steamer	9,223		br
4 Dec 1916	UB 23	Heinz Ziemer		Nervion	Steamer	1,921		nw
4 Dec 1916	UB 29-C19			Julian Benito	Steamer	1,075		sp
4 Dec 1916	UB 37	Paul Günther		Fofo	Steamer	2,615		gr
4 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Pallas	Steamer	1,202		ru
4 Dec 1916	UC 22	Heino von Heimburg		Algerie	Passenger steamer	4,035		fr
5 Dec 1916	U 58	Kurt Wippern		Stettin	Steamer	412		nw
5 Dec 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Grigorios Anghelatos	Steamer	3,635		gr
5 Dec 1916	U 82	Hans Adam		Dorit	Sailing vessel	247		da
5 Dec 1916	U 82	Hans Adam		Ella	Steamer	879		nw
5 Dec 1916	UB 29-C19			Fede	Steamer	1,987		it
5 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Nexos	Steamer	1,013		da
5 Dec 1916	UC 4	Hans Howaldt		Tervani	Navy Trawler	457		br
6 Dec 1916				Poona (d.)	Steamer	7,626		br
6 Dec 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Campania	Steamer	4,297		it
6 Dec 1916	U 82	Hans Adam		Christine	Sailing vessel	196		da
6 Dec 1916	U 82	Hans Adam		Robert	Sailing vessel	353		da
6 Dec 1916	UB 29	Erich Platsch		Ans	Sailing vessel	362		ru
6 Dec 1916	UB 29	Erich Platsch		Marie	Sailing vessel	325		da
6 Dec 1916	UB 37	Paul Günther		Halfdan	Steamer	1,305		da
6 Dec 1916	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Amicitia	Steamer	1,111		nw
6 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Gerona	Steamer	1,328		sp
6 Dec 1916	UC 25	Johannes Feldkirchner		Shchit	Minesweeper	248		ru
7 Dec 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger		Spyros	Steamer	3,357		gr
7 Dec 1916	U 59	Wilhelm von Fircks		August	Sailing vessel	341		sw
7 Dec 1916	UB 29	Erich Platsch		Keltier (d.)	Steamer	2,360		be
7 Dec 1916	UB 29	Erich Platsch		Meteor	Steamer	4,217		nw
7 Dec 1916	UB 37	Paul Günther		Marguerite Dollfus	Sailing vessel	1,948		fr
7 Dec 1916	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Bravo	Steamer	1,214		sp
7 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Avristan	Steamer	3,818		br
8 Dec 1916				Kent County	Navy drifter	86		br
8 Dec 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Carmelina Dominici	Sailing vessel	94		it
8 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Brask	Steamer	1,464		nw
8 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Britannia	Steamer	1,814		br
8 Dec 1916	U 59	Wilhelm von Fircks		Harry	Sailing vessel	81		sw
8 Dec 1916	U 67	Hans Nieland		Intaba (d.)	Q-ship	4,282		br
8 Dec 1916	UB 23	Heinz Ziemer		Conch	Tanker	5,620		br
8 Dec 1916	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Rakiura	Steamer	3,569		nw
8 Dec 1916	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Rollo	Steamer	2,290		da
8 Dec 1916	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Saga	Steamer	433		nw
8 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Dagon	Navy Trawler	250		br
8 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Falk	Steamer	1,379		nw
8 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Marjolaine	Sailing vessel	163		fr
8 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Modum	Steamer	2,937		nw
9 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Brizella	Sailing vessel	282		pt
9 Dec 1916	UC 11	Benno von Ditfurth		Forth	Steamer	1,159		br
9 Dec 1916	UC 11	Benno von Ditfurth		Harlington	Steamer	1,089		br
9 Dec 1916	UC 11	Benno von Ditfurth		Harlyn	Steamer	1,794		br
10 Dec 1916	U 24	Walter Remy		Agder	Steamer	305		nw
10 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Esemplare	Steamer	2,595		it
10 Dec 1916	U 52	Hans Walther		Emma Laurans	Sailing vessel	2,153		fr
10 Dec 1916	U 82	Hans Adam		Gerda	Sailing vessel	287		da
10 Dec 1916	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Strathalbyn	Steamer	4,331		br
11 Dec 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Magellan	Passenger steamer	6,027		fr
11 Dec 1916	U 63	Otto Schultze		Sinai	Steamer	4,624		fr
11 Dec 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer		Bjor	Steamer	1,090		nw
11 Dec 1916	U 66	Thorwald von Bothmer		Palander	Sailing vessel	311		sw
11 Dec 1916	U 72	Ernst Krafft		Jeanne	Sailing vessel	534		it
11 Dec 1916	UC 10	Werner Albrecht		Nora	Steamer	772		da
11 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Inger	Steamer	786		da
12 Dec 1916	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Saint Ursula	Steamer	5,011		br
12 Dec 1916	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger		Coath	steamer	975		br
12 Dec 1916	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger		Conrad	Sailing vessel	164		br
12 Dec 1916	UC 14	Franz Becker		Regina Margherita (rin)	Battleship	13,427		it
13 Dec 1916				Vala	Steamer	2,129		sw
13 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Angelo Parodi	Steamer	3,825		it
13 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Kaupanger	Steamer	3,354		nw
13 Dec 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger		Salamis	Steamer	3,638		gr
13 Dec 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt		Solon	Sailing vessel	137		da
13 Dec 1916	U 78	Otto Dröscher		Kursk (d.)	Passenger steamer	7,869		ru
13 Dec 1916	UB 43	Hans von Mellenthin		Bretwalda	Steamer	4,037		br
14 Dec 1916	U 72	Ernst Krafft		Caledonia (d.)	Passenger steamer	7,572		br
14 Dec 1916	U 84	Walter Roehr		Aamot (p.)	Steamer	1,362		nw
14 Dec 1916	UB 43	Hans von Mellenthin		Russian	Steamer	8,825		br
14 Dec 1916	UB 43	Hans von Mellenthin		Westminster	Steamer	4,342		br
14 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Glencoe	Steamer	2,560		br
14 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Leca	Steamer	1,911		pt
14 Dec 1916	UC 32	Herbert Breyer		Burnhope	Steamer	1,941		br
15 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Emmanuele Accame	Steamer	3,242		it
15 Dec 1916	UB 17	Ulrich Meier		Birgit (p.)	Steamer	316		nw
15 Dec 1916	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger		Naiad	Sailing vessel	1,907		br
15 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Constance Mary	Sailing vessel	177		br
15 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Rogn	Steamer	1,028		nw
16 Dec 1916	U 46	Alfred Saalwächter		Chassie Maersk	Steamer	1,387		da
16 Dec 1916	U 46	Alfred Saalwächter		Gerda	Steamer	775		da
16 Dec 1916	U 46	Alfred Saalwächter		Taki Maru	Steamer	3,208		jp
17 Dec 1916				Athole	Trawler	112		br
17 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Tripoli	Sailing vessel	56		it
17 Dec 1916	U 46	Alfred Saalwächter		Bayhall	Steamer	3,898		br
17 Dec 1916	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Pascal	Steamer	5,587		br
17 Dec 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt		Sjofna	Steamer	528		nw
17 Dec 1916	U 83	Bruno Hoppe		Niord	Sailing vessel	123		sw
17 Dec 1916	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger		Ason	Steamer	2,083		sp
17 Dec 1916	UC 11	Benno von Ditfurth		Michail Ontchoukoff	Steamer	2,118		da
17 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Alerte	Sailing vessel	176		fr
17 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Cascais	Steamer	835		pt
17 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Immaculee Conception	Sailing vessel	246		fr
17 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Prima	Steamer	1,233		nw
17 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Prosper Leon	Fishing vessel (dundee)	42		fr
17 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Saint Yves	Sailing vessel	325		fr
17 Dec 1916	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Margaret	Drifter	54		br
18 Dec 1916	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Eugene Gaston	Sailing vessel (brig)	184		fr
18 Dec 1916	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Flimston	Steamer	5,751		br
18 Dec 1916	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Hirondelle	Sailing vessel	148		fr
18 Dec 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt		Herø	Steamer	1,106		nw
18 Dec 1916	U 71	Hugo Schmidt		Sieka	Sailing vessel	119		nl
18 Dec 1916	U 80	Alfred von Glasenapp		Opal	Steamer	599		br
18 Dec 1916	U 84	Walter Roehr		Malcolm (p.)	steamer	2,100		sw
18 Dec 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz		Arran	Trawler	176		br
18 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Maria Louis	Sailing vessel	108		fr
18 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Quo Vadis	Sailing vessel	110		fr
18 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Vague	Sailing vessel	167		fr
18 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Kansan (d.)	Steamer	7,913		am
18 Dec 1916	UC 27	Karl Vesper		Buki	Steamer	3,879		ru
19 Dec 1916	U 46	Alfred Saalwächter		Falk	Steamer	948		nw
19 Dec 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger		Sno	Steamer	1,823		nw
19 Dec 1916	U 80	Alfred von Glasenapp		Liverpool	Steamer	686		br
19 Dec 1916	U 81	Raimund Weisbach		Nystrand	Steamer	1,397		nw
19 Dec 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz		Ansgar	Sailing vessel	926		nw
19 Dec 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz		Bretland (p.)	Steamer	1,229		br
19 Dec 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz		Kornmo	Sailing vessel	591		nw
19 Dec 1916	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger		Ocean	Sailing vessel	339		fr
20 Dec 1916	U 38	Max Valentiner		Itonus	Steamer	5,340		br
20 Dec 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz		Eva	Sailing vessel	109		da
20 Dec 1916	UB 34	Theodor Schultz		Mereddio	Steamer	1,372		sw
20 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Otarie Ii	Trawler	109		fr
20 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Saint Antoine De Padoue	Fishing vessel	32		fr
20 Dec 1916	UC 32	Herbert Breyer		Hildawell	Steamer	2,494		br
21 Dec 1916				Themis	Steamer	897		nl
21 Dec 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß		Murex	Tanker	3,564		br
21 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		St. Ives	Navy Trawler	325		br
21 Dec 1916	UC 27	Karl Vesper		Skiftet	Steamer	336		ru
21 Dec 1916	UC 46	Friedrich Moecke		Modig	Steamer	1,704		nw
22 Dec 1916	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Avanti	Steamer	1,673		it
22 Dec 1916	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Thyra (d.)	Steamer	749		nw
22 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Amedee	Sailing vessel	130		fr
22 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Dansborg	Steamer	2,242		da
22 Dec 1916	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Hroptatyr	Steamer	1,300		da
23 Dec 1916	U 21	Otto Hersing		Benalder (d.)	Steamer	3,044		br
23 Dec 1916	U 46	Alfred Saalwächter		Marques De Urquijo	Steamer	2,170		sp
23 Dec 1916	U 73	Gustav Sieß		Thistleban	Steamer	4,117		br
23 Dec 1916	UC 46	Friedrich Moecke		William Middleton (d.)	Steamer	2,543		br
24 Dec 1916	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Harry W. Adams	Sailing vessel	127		br
24 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Bargany	Steamer	872		br
24 Dec 1916	UC 46	Friedrich Moecke		Paul Paix (d.)	Tanker	4,196		br
25 Dec 1916	U 46	Alfred Saalwächter		Marie Pierre	Sailing Vessel	166		fr
25 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Courlis	Sailing vessel	181		fr
26 Dec 1916	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Spin-away	Sailing vessel	95		br
26 Dec 1916	U 79	Heinrich Jeß		Johan	Sailing vessel	828		da
26 Dec 1916	UC 46	Friedrich Moecke		Agnes	Sailing vessel	99		br
26 Dec 1916	UC 46	Friedrich Moecke		Neptune	Trawler	199		be
26 Dec 1916	UC 46	Friedrich Moecke		Saint Louis	Sailing vessel	184		fr
27 Dec 1916	U 46	Alfred Saalwächter		Aislaby	Steamer	2,692		br
27 Dec 1916	U 46	Alfred Saalwächter		Goulfar	Trawler	259		fr
27 Dec 1916	U 79	Heinrich Jeß		Copsewood	Steamer	599		br
27 Dec 1916	U 79	Heinrich Jeß		Ida	steamer	1,300		nw
27 Dec 1916	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Gaulois	Battleship	11,100		fr
27 Dec 1916	UC 34	Robert Sprenger		Maud	Sailing vessel	176		fr
28 Dec 1916	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Rouen (d.)	Passenger steamer	1,656		fr
28 Dec 1916	UB 40	Hans Howaldt		Oldambt (p.)	Steamer	470		nl
28 Dec 1916	UC 1	Oskar Steckelberg		Torpilleur 317	Torpedo boat	100		fr
28 Dec 1916	UC 16	Egon von Werner		Suffolk (d.)	Steamer	7,573		br
28 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Pitho	Sailing vessel	150		br
28 Dec 1916	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Union	Sailing vessel	563		nw
28 Dec 1916	UC 22	Heino von Heimburg		Oronsay	Sreamer	3,761		br
28 Dec 1916	UC 34	Robert Sprenger		Seedonis	Sailing vessel	284		ru
29 Dec 1916	U 48	Berndt Buß		Tuskar	Steamer	3,042		ru
29 Dec 1916	UC 11	Benno von Ditfurth		Zoroaster	Steamer	3,803		br
29 Dec 1916	UC 6	Werner von Zerboni di Sposetti		Lonada	Steamer	1,286		br
29 Dec 1916	UC 6	Werner von Zerboni di Sposetti		Ludlow	Minesweeper	810		br
29 Dec 1916	UC 6	Werner von Zerboni di Sposetti		Totnes (d.)	Minesweeper	810		br
30 Dec 1916	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Borre	Steamer	741		nw
30 Dec 1916	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Edda	Steamer	1,138		nw
30 Dec 1916	U 79	Heinrich Jeß		Danmark	Steamer	1,875		da
30 Dec 1916	UC 16	Egon von Werner		Aspenleaf (d.)	Tanker	7,535		br
30 Dec 1916	UC 22	Heino von Heimburg		Apsleyhall	Steamer	3,882		br
30 Dec 1916	UC 46	Friedrich Moecke		Sappho	Steamer	2,087		gr
31 Dec 1916	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Eva	Steamer	1,081		nw
31 Dec 1916	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Flora	Steamer	1,033		nw
31 Dec 1916	UC 23	Johannes Kirchner		Venus	Navy Trawler	281		fr
31 Dec 1916	UC 31	Otto von Schrader		Protector	Pilot boat	200		br
31 Dec 1916	UC 43	Erwin Sebelin		Lupus (p.)	Steamer	539		nw
						416,299
209 ships sunk (345,387 tons) and 15 ships damaged (70,912 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost). We have a picture of this vessel.

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