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The British Passenger steamer Ausonia. She was hit by U 62 on 30 May 1918.

This is the full listing of all ships hit during May 1918. 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 May 1918

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.
1 May 1918	U 32	Kurt Albrecht		Era	Steamer	2,379		au
1 May 1918	U 80	Karl Koopmann		Blackmorevale	Minesweeper	750		br
1 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub		San Nicola	Sailing vessel	unknown		it
1 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Canonesa (d.)	Steamer	6,683		br
1 May 1918	UC 27	Otto Gerke		Matiana	Steamer	5,313		br
1 May 1918	UC 49	Hans Kükenthal		Samsö	Motor vessel	324		da
1 May 1918	UC 74	Hans Adalbert von der Lühe		Nikolaos	Sailing vessel	50		gr
2 May 1918	U 60	Franz Grünert		Girdleness	Steamer	3,018		br
2 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig		Medora	Steamer	5,135		br
2 May 1918	UB 103	Paul Hundius		Thorsa	Steamer	1,319		br
2 May 1918	UB 48	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Franklyn	Steamer	4,919		br
2 May 1918	UB 48	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Tyler	Steamer	3,928		am
2 May 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg		Flawyl	Steamer	3,592		br
2 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Unity	Steamer	1,091		br
2 May 1918	UB 70	Johannes Remy		Valdivia	Steamer	1,794		fr
3 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub		Panaghia	Sailing vessel	unknown		gr
3 May 1918	UB 103	Paul Hundius		Vasilefs Georgios	Steamer	3,651		gr
3 May 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch		Il Francesco	Sailing vessel	116		it
3 May 1918	UC 54	Heinrich XXXVII Prinz Reuß zu Köstritz		Pancras (d.)	Steamer	4,436		br
4 May 1918	U 60	Franz Grünert		Polbrae	Steamer	1,087		br
4 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle		Pensilva (d.)	Steamer	4,316		br
4 May 1918	UC 20	Heinrich Kukat		Mergellina (d.)	Passenger steamer	354		it
5 May 1918	U 33	Gustav Sieß		Aghios Johannis	Sailing vessel	20		gr
5 May 1918	U 38	Clemens Wickel		Alberto Treves (d.)	Steamer	3,838		it
5 May 1918	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Rhododendron	Sloop	1,290		br
5 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig		Tommi	Sailing vessel	138		br
5 May 1918	UB 48	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Clan Ross (d.)	Steamer	5,971		br
5 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle		M. J. Hedley (d.)	Steamer	449		br
5 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle		Pandora (d.)	Sailing vessel	85		br
5 May 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch		Carrione	Sailing vessel	65		it
5 May 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch		Il Secondo (d.)	Sailing vessel	203		it
5 May 1918	UC 74	Hans Adalbert von der Lühe		Sayeda	Sailing vessel	18		ag
6 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig		Leeds City	Steamer	4,298		br
6 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub		Agios Dimitrios	Sailing vessel	40		gr
6 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub		Evangelistria	Sailing vessel	46		gr
6 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub		Taxiarchis	Sailing vessel	40		gr
6 May 1918	UB 72	Friedrich Traeger		Sandhurst	Steamer	3,034		br
7 May 1918	U 105	Friedrich Strackerjan		Nantes	Steamer	1,580		br
7 May 1918	U 105	Friedrich Strackerjan		Saxon	Steamer	1,595		br
8 May 1918	U 38	Clemens Wickel		Ingleside	Steamer	3,736		br
8 May 1918	U 54	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell		Dux	Steamer	1,349		br
8 May 1918	U 54	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell		Princess Dagmar	Steamer	913		br
8 May 1918	UB 21	Bruno Mahn		Constantia	steamer	772		br
8 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle		Elizabetta (d.)	Steamer	335		br
8 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle		Thoralf	Sailing vessel	586		da
8 May 1918	UB 72	Friedrich Traeger		Quito (d.)	Steamer	3,358		br
9 May 1918	U 153	Gernot Goetting		Enrichetta	Steamer	5,011		it
9 May 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg		Atlantique (d.)	Passenger steamer	6,479		fr
9 May 1918	UB 72	Friedrich Traeger		Baron Ailsa	Steamer	1,836		br
9 May 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch		Deipara	Steamer	2,282		it
10 May 1918	U 54	Hellmuth von Ruckteschell		Wileysike	Steamer	2,501		br
10 May 1918	k.u.k. U47	Hugo von Seyffertitz		Itinda	Steamer	5,203		br
10 May 1918	UB 107	Hans Howaldt		Erich Lea	Steamer	1,630		nw
10 May 1918	UB 107	Hans Howaldt		Naparima (d.)	Steamer	1,685		sw
10 May 1918	UB 21	Bruno Mahn		Anboto Mendi	Steamer	2,114		sp
10 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft		Szechuen	Steamer	1,862		br
10 May 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha		Amplegarth	Steamer	3,707		br
11 May 1918				Massouda	Sailing vessel	240		br
11 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen		Michail	Fishing vessel	150		ru
11 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig		San Andres	Steamer	1,656		nw
11 May 1918	UB 21	Bruno Mahn		Gothia	Steamer	1,826		sw
11 May 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg		Suzette Fraissinet	Steamer	2,288		fr
11 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming		Gigilla	Sailing vessel	120		it
11 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming		Verona	Troopship	8,261		it
11 May 1918	UC 54	Heinrich XXXVII Prinz Reuß zu Köstritz		Sant Anna	Troopship	9,350		fr
12 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen		Kong Raud	Trawler	60		nw
12 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen		Tennes	Motor fishing vessel	58		nw
12 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen		Vea	Trawler	40		nw
12 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig		Inniscarra	Passenger steamer	1,412		br
12 May 1918	UB 21	Bruno Mahn		Haslingden	Steamer	1,934		br
12 May 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg		Omrah	Passenger steamer	8,130		br
12 May 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch		Pax	Steamer	798		fr
12 May 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch		Togo	Steamer	1,484		it
12 May 1918	UC 54	Heinrich XXXVII Prinz Reuß zu Köstritz		Vimeira	Steamer	5,884		br
12 May 1918	UC 75	Johannes Lohs		Benlawers (d.)	Steamer	3,949		br
13 May 1918	k.u.k. U32	Otto Kasseroller		Julia	Sailing vessel	48		gr
13 May 1918	UB 65	Martin Schelle		Esperanza De Larrinaga (d.)	Steamer	4,981		br
13 May 1918	UC 74	Wilhelm Marschall		Loch Navier	Navy Trawler	216		br
14 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Embla	Sailing vessel	157		da
14 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen		Stairs	Motor fishing vessel	54		nw
14 May 1918	k.u.k. U27	Josef Holub		Phoenix	Destroyer	765		br
14 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming		Woolston	Steamer	2,986		br
15 May 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		War Grange (d.)	Steamer	3,100		br
15 May 1918	UC 35	Hans Paul Korsch		Villa De Soller	Steamer	450		sp
15 May 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha		Pennyworth (d.)	Steamer	5,388		br
16 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen		Fedor Tschishoff	Steamer	832		ru
16 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen		Polarstrommen	Trawler	54		nw
16 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen		Unidentified fishing vessel	Fishing vessel	80		ru
16 May 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Tagona	Steamer	2,004		ca
16 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen		Heron Bridge	Steamer	2,422		br
16 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen		Llancarvan	Steamer	4,749		br
16 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig		Tartary	Steamer	4,181		br
16 May 1918	UB 118	Hermann Arthur Krauß		Yturri Bide	Steamer	582		sp
16 May 1918	UB 42	Erich von Rohrscheidt		Sergij (p.)	Auxiliary motor	97		ru
16 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft		Mansoura	Sailing vessel	50		fr
16 May 1918	UC 54	Heinrich XXXVII Prinz Reuß zu Köstritz		Marie Frederique	Navy trawler	245		fr
17 May 1918	U 39	Heinrich Metzger		Sculptor	Steamer	4,874		br
17 May 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Motricine	Tanker	4,047		fr
17 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker		Elswick Grange (d.)	Steamer	3,926		br
17 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker		Mavisbrook	Steamer	3,152		br
17 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming		Pietro Brizzolari	Sailing vessel	445		it
18 May 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Denbigh Hall	Steamer	4,943		br
18 May 1918	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Scholar	Steamer	1,635		br
18 May 1918	U 94	Martin Schwab		Hurunui	Steamer	10,644		br
18 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft		Mabrouka	Sailing vessel	25		fr
18 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft		Mabrouka	Sailing vessel	25		fr
18 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft		Maria	Schooner	60		fr
18 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft		Menewar	Schooner	270		fr
18 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft		Tewfig El Barri	Schooner	100		fr
18 May 1918	UB 52	Otto Launburg		Media (d.)	Steamer	5,437		br
18 May 1918	UB 74	Ernst Steindorff		John G. Mccullough	Steamer	1,985		am
18 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming		Chesterfield	Fleet messenger	1,013		br
18 May 1918	UC 52	Hellmuth von Doemming		Ninetta	Sailing vessel	17		it
18 May 1918	UC 58	Kurt Schwarz		William Rockefeller	Tanker	7,175		am
19 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen		Forsok	Trawler	31		nw
19 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig		Saxilby (d.)	Steamer	3,630		br
19 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig		Snowdon	Steamer	3,189		br
19 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker		Kirstine Jensen	Sailing vessel	168		da
20 May 1918	U 22	Hinrich Hermann Hashagen		Hertha	Auxiliary motor	253		ru
20 May 1918	k.u.k. U32	Otto Kasseroller		Agios Dionysios	Sailing vessel	58		gr
20 May 1918	k.u.k. U32	Otto Kasseroller		Angeliki	Sailing vessel	30		gr
20 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker		New Sweden	Steamer	5,319		sw
20 May 1918	UC 71	Walter Warzecha		Manchester Importer (d.)	Steamer	4,028		br
21 May 1918	k.u.k. U32	Otto Kasseroller		Chatham	Steamer	3,592		br
22 May 1918	U 86	Helmut Patzig		Meran	Sailing vessel	656		nw
22 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker		Maria Pia (d.)	Steamer	180		it
22 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Red Rose	Steamer	423		br
23 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Moldavia	Armed merchant cruiser	9,500		br
23 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		Innisfallen	Passenger steamer	1,405		br
23 May 1918	UB 74	Ernst Steindorff		Skaraas	steamer	1,625		br
23 May 1918	UC 64	Ferdinand Schwartz		Mefjord	Steamer	720		nw
24 May 1918	U 151	Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff		Edna (d.)	Sailing vessel	325		am
24 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen		Ruth Hickman	Sailing vessel	417		br
24 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig		Elysia (d.)	Steamer	6,397		br
24 May 1918	UC 17	Nikolaus von Lyncker		Gabir	Navy Trawler	219		br
24 May 1918	UC 17	Nikolaus von Lyncker		Yucca	Navy Trawler	198		br
25 May 1918	U 151	Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff		Hattie Dunn	Sailing vessel	435		am
25 May 1918	U 151	Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff		Hauppauge (d.)	Sailing vessel	1,446		am
25 May 1918	U 46	Leo Hillebrand		Rathlin Head (d.)	Steamer	7,378		br
25 May 1918	U 94	Martin Schwab		Saphir	Steamer	1,406		nw
25 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker		Amiral Lafont	Auxiliary motor	117		fr
25 May 1918	UB 50	Franz Becker		Santa Teresa	Sailing vessel	257		it
25 May 1918	UB 74	Ernst Steindorff		Anne (d.)	Steamer	4,083		br
26 May 1918				San Domenico	Sailing vessel	27		it
26 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Princess Royal	Passenger steamer	1,986		br
26 May 1918	U 98	Rudolf Andler		Janvold	Steamer	1,366		nw
26 May 1918	UB 40	Hans Joachim Emsmann		Dayspring	Fishing vessel (smack)	57		br
26 May 1918	UB 40	Hans Joachim Emsmann		Eclipse	Fishing vessel (smack)	47		br
26 May 1918	UB 40	Hans Joachim Emsmann		Fortuna	Fishing vessel (smack)	61		br
26 May 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Le Gard	Steamer	1,658		fr
26 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Kyarra	Passenger steamer	6,953		br
26 May 1918	UC 17	Nikolaus von Lyncker		Thames	Steamer	1,327		br
27 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Moliere	steamer	1,545		fr
27 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen		Merionethshire	Steamer	4,308		br
27 May 1918	U 96	Heinrich Jeß		Michiel Taal Johsz	Fishing vessel (sail)	86		nl
27 May 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Carmela	Sailing vessel	128		it
27 May 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Uganda	Steamer	5,431		br
27 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft		Leasowe Castle	Passenger steamer	9,737		br
27 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Joseph Simone	Fishing vessel	8		fr
27 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Petit Georges	Fishing vessel	10		fr
27 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Souvenir De Ste Marie	Fishing vessel	7		fr
27 May 1918	UC 70	Kurt Loch		Wayside Flower	Motor vessel	21		br
28 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Flora	Sailing vessel	209		fr
28 May 1918	U 111	Hans Beyersdorff		Dronning Margrethe	Motor vessel	393		da
28 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen		Cairnross	Steamer	4,016		br
28 May 1918	UC 70	Kurt Loch		Coronation	Motor vessel	19		br
29 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Souvenir	Sailing vessel	549		da
29 May 1918	U 90	Walter Remy		Begum	Steamer	4,646		br
29 May 1918	U 90	Walter Remy		Carlton	Steamer	5,265		br
29 May 1918	UB 51	Ernst Krafft		Missir	Steamer	786		br
29 May 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz		Dirk	Navy Trawler	181		br
30 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Waneta	Steamer	1,683		br
30 May 1918	U 62	Ernst Hashagen		Ausonia	Passenger steamer	8,153		br
30 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig		Antinous (d.)	Steamer	3,682		br
30 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig		Asiatic Prince	Steamer	2,887		br
30 May 1918	U 63	Kurt Hartwig		Aymeric	Steamer	4,363		br
30 May 1918	UB 49	Hans von Mellenthin		Pietro Maroncelli	Steamer	5,143		it
30 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		War Panther (d.)	Steamer	5,260		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		Cyprus	Fishing vessel	35		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		Glad Tidings	Fishing vessel	15		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		Honey Bee	Fishing vessel	34		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		Jane Gordon	Fishing vessel	27		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		Lloyd	Fishing vessel	35		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		Marianne Mc Crum	Fishing vessel	30		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		Never Can Tell	Fishing vessel	31		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		Seabird	Fishing vessel	15		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		Sparkling Wave	Fishing vessel (smack)	37		br
30 May 1918	UB 64	Otto von Schrader		St. Mary	Fishing vessel	29		br
30 May 1918	UC 17	Nikolaus von Lyncker		Dungeness (d.)	Steamer	2,748		br
31 May 1918	U 101	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Pretty Polly	Fishing vessel (smack)	19		br
31 May 1918	U 90	Walter Remy		President Lincoln	Passenger steamer	18,168		am
31 May 1918	UB 40	Hans Joachim Emsmann		Alert	Sailing vessel	59		br
31 May 1918	UB 57	Johannes Lohs		Galileo (d.)	Steamer	6,287		br
31 May 1918	UC 75	Walter Schmitz		Fairy	Destroyer	355		br
						420,585
163 ships sunk (310,168 tons) and 31 ships damaged (110,417 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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