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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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1916
ShipStateDescription
Alioni Marceline  BelgiumWorld War I: The fishing vessel was sunk by enemy action in November or early December.[1]
Brighton  AustraliaThe 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 / -32.67000; 152.12472).[2]
Edinburgh  United KingdomWorld 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 KingdomWorld 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 KingdomWorld 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 NavyThe Innis-class water carrier was lost during March or April 1916.[4]
HMS Julnar  Royal NavyWorld War I: Mesopotamian campaign: The paddle steamer was sunk by Ottoman guns on either the Tigris or Euphrates River.
Luxembourg  BelgiumWorld 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  RussiaThe icebreaker struck a rock and sank in Kandalaska Bay, White Sea. She was raised in 1933, repaired and returned to service.[5]
Tac  United KingdomWorld 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 NavyWorld 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 NavyWorld War I: The Type UB II submarine was lost in the Gulf of Kotor whilst on patrol.
Victorian  United KingdomWorld War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta.[6]
Volante  United StatesWhile 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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