D 591 .V4 Copy 1 D 591 .V4 Copy 1 L'ONGRESS I Session \ SENATE DorUMFMT No 381 VESSELS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINES, MINES, OR WARSHIPS DATA CONCERNING THE SINKING OF NEUTRAL VESSELS BELONGING TO NORWAY. SWEDEN. DENMARK, AND HOLLAND. AND WHICH WERE SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINES. MINES. OR WARSHIPS BETWEEN THE DATES. AUGUST I. 1914. AND MARCH 25, 1916 PRESENTED BY MR. NELSON March 30, 1 9 i 6.— Ordered to be printed WASHINGTON GO\/ERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1916 -J] SI D. of D. APR B 1916 SUMMARY. Data concerning the sinking of neutral vessels belonging to Nor- way, Sweden, Denmark, and HoUand, and which were sunk by Ger- man submarines, mines, or warships between the dates August 1, 1914, and March 25, 1916: Total number of Norwegian sliips ^ Total number of Swedish ships 50 Total number of Danish ships ^^ Total number of Dutch ships ^ Total number of ships ^203 Total number of ships sunk by submarines 136 Total number of ships sunk by mines. "o Total number of ships sunk by warships ^ Total number of ships destroyed ^^^ Total tonnage of Norwegian ships In'ol} Total tonnage of Swedish ships 07 790 Total tonnage of Dutch ships 7 7qti Total tonnage of Danish ships '' ''^^ Total available tonnage of ships destroyed 140, 623 Up to the 28th of January, 1916, Germany and Great Britain had seized or detained 362 Swedish ships, valued at $467,150, smce the war beo-an. Germany detained 221 ships and seized 5, of a total value of $256,250. Great Britain detained 134 and seized 2, valued at $210,100. , ^ ,. , 1 . , , According to reports 77 Norwegian and 128 Swedish subjects have lost their lives. Itemized list of vessels destroyed. Nationality. Norwegian . Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Tonnage . 1,507 2,211 4,420 499 270 Sunk by Submarine. . Mine do do ....do ....do do do do do do Submarine. . Mine Submarine. . do i Nor do ' Eva... Mine ': Caprivi Name. Pluton Tusla Gottfried.. Fesvik Tromo Vaaren Boston Eli Castor Bjerka Nordkyn.. Semantha. Regin Beiridge. . Date of sinking. /Aug. 1,1914- \Feb. 1915- Aug. 7,1914 Aug. 27,1914 Sept. 23,1914 Oct. 14,1914 Dec. 17,1914 Dec. 22,1914 Dec. 25,1914 Jan. 10,1915 Feb. 20,1915 Do. Feb. 3, 1915 Feb. 23,1915 Do. Apr. 1,1915 Apr. 22,1915 Apr. 24,1915 4 VESSELS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINES, MINES, OR WARSHIPS. Itemized list of vessels destroyed — Continued. Nationality. Norwegian. Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Tonnage. .599 712 95 286 1,393 376 640 604 1,454 249 979 2,241 1,925 1,094 857 914 1,448 673 664 1,073 79 3,819 596 633 2,730 455 8f^0 995 1,081 1,421 189 Sunk by Name. 820 649 1,381 1,063 884 1,639 96 195 360 167 563 1,398 388 1,091 5,600 1,6.59 2,379 516 782 780 712 Submarine. . do do do do do Mine Sin)marine.. do do...... do do do do do do do do do ....do ....do ....do ....do Mine Submarine.. ....do ....do ....do ....do ....do ....do ....do ....do ....do ....do .-..do ....do ....do ....do ....do ....do ....do ....do ....do ....do , ....do , ....do ....do 1,912 2,275 1,158 1,311 974 2,276 2,397 do do do do do do do do do do do do do do Mine do Submarine. . . do do do ....do ...do Mine Submarine. . . ...do Mine ...do Submarine. . . ....do ....do ....do ....do . Laila I America ' Baldwin j Os'ar Fr'stad. .. Osjar Arendal.. I Martba j Maricopa Miner^-a j Cubona ' Superb Olitterind Trudvang Belleglad Devanger Granit Oerda Truma Thistlebank Cumbuskeimeth Gjeso KatVa Mama Fiery Cross Peik I-ysaker Svein Jarl Nordaas Harboe Rym Nordlyset Fimreite Sogndalen G. F. J^arbitz... Trondhjemsfjord Vandis .\lbis Norman Geiranger Morna Jason Aura Raraulus Mineral Bras , Magda Sverresl jorg , Kong Guttorm. . Tello Glimt Storesand Bien Norte Presto Wensbeck Flora Actie Florida Ellen Benson. ... Salerno Selma Eidsiva Waroiista San Miguel lUriken Klar Hercules >'ereus Ingstad Niro Homeleln Rigi Fridtjof Nansen... Bonheur Vaarii i^ labama Langelie I indfield Kannik ICpinig Date of sinking. Apr. 30,1915 May 1, 1915 Do. May 3, 1915 Do. May 15,1915 May 19,1915 May 22,1915 June 2, 1915 Do. June 7, 1915 Do. June 13,1915 June 14,1915 June 10,1915 June 23,1915 June 30,1915 Do. Do. Do. Do. July 5, 1915 Do. July 8, 1915 July 9,1915 July 10,1915 July 15,1915 'Do. July 22,1915 July 26,1915 July 27,1915 Do. July 30,1915 Aug. 5,1915 Do. Aug. 7,1915 Aug. 9,1915 Aug. 11,1915 Aug. 10,1915 Aug. 13,1915 Aug. 14,1915 Do. Aug. 19,1915 Do. Do. Aug. 28,1915 Sept. 2,1915 Sept. 5,1915 Sept. 7,1915 Sept. 12,1915 Sept. 15, 1915 Sept. 10, 1915 Do. Oct. 1, 1915 Do. Do. Oct. 7,1915 Oct. 14,1915 Oct. 26,1915 Nov. 1, 1915 Nov. 14,1915 Nov. 17,1915 Nov. 18,1915 Nov. 26,1915 Dec. 1,1915 Dec. 10,1915 Do. Dec. 19,1915 Dec. ?9, 1915 Dec. 30,1915 Jan. 6, 1916 Jan. 7, 1916 Feb. 11,1916 Feb. 14, 191fi Mar. ro, I9lf; Mar. 23,1916 Do. Mar. 24,191(j Blakken I Mar. 25, Wic, VESSELS SUNK BY (iERMAN SUBMARINES, MINES, OR WAESHIPS. "5 Itemized list of vessels destroyed — Continued. Nationality. Tonnage. Sunk by Name. Date of sinking. Swedish. . . 2,534 1,461 1,183 1,412 Mine St. Paul f.*ug. 1,1914- \Feb., 1915 Do. Do ...do Alieo Do do. .. j^ndreas... Do. Do . ...do Droit Do. Do do .Atle Do. Do do Ornem Oct. 27,1914 Do do Luna De?. 6,1914 Do...:... do E verilda Do. Do do Forra Sverige Dec. 7, 1914 Do.. . Submarine do Hanna Mar. 7, 1915 Do Heima Mar. 13,1915 Do Mine FolVe i^pr. 14,1915 Do Submarine Ruth Apr. 21,1915 Do 1 entric /pr. 26,1915 Do Submarine do EUida May 1,1915 Do EHsa May 2, 1915 Mine JoHan Nyberg May 22,1915 Do do. Hcrnodia Mav 23,1915 Do Submarine do M. R ossvall May 28,1915 Do Lappland June 3, 1915 Do do Otago June 10,1915 Do do Verdandi June 15,1915 Do do Bergladen June 22,1915 Do ....do Minosa Do. Do do Fram Do. Do do Otis Do. Do do Kipple Do. Do .... do Vesta June 28,1915 Do Mine Submarine do Daisy July 14,1915 Do Capella July 22,1915 Do ... Emma Julv 28,1915 Do . do So£;ndalen July :;7,1915 Do 303 do July 29,1915 Do do Madonna Aug. 5,1915 Do 3,779 do do Malmland Aug. 7,1915 Do Mai Aug. 9, 1915 Do 804 do do Disa j\ug. 25,1915 Do Sven Renstrum Sept. 5,1915 Do 1,107 1,601 do do Mine Ffosvik Sept. 22, 1915 Do Texelstroom Oct. 7, 1915 Do Rumina Oct. 28.1915 Do 1,013 1,219 Submarine do do Wolf Nov. 1,1915 Do Nereus Nov. 28, 1915 Do Sabrina Nov. 30, 1915 Do Norrvils- De:. 9, 1915 Do 1,117 do Submarine Mine Bri?it Feb. 28,1916 Do T'ornberg do Do 521 Knippla Feb. :9,1916 Do ... do Martha Mar. 10,1916 Do 1,500 272 1,270 580 Submarine Mine Silius Mar. 11,1916 Skulifogeti /Aug. 1,1914- \Feb. 1915 Do. Do do do do Hamma Do Marv Do. Do i h. Froberg Aug. 21,1914 Do do Geae j^ug. 27,1914 Do do Eyrie Sept. 2,1914 Do do M.'. .Holm Dec. 23,1914 Do . .. Submarine Mine Submarine do ( athay May 5, 1915 Do 1 Lilian Trost May 8, 1915 Do . .. Martha May 15,1915 Betty May 26,1915 Do do Soborg May 31,1915 Do do ( yrus June 2, 1915 Do do Salvador Do. Do do ( ocos June 12,1915 Do do Ellen July 8,1915 Do do Noeill July 27,1915 Do do Maria Julv 28,1915 Do do Neptunis Do. Do do I ena Do. Do do Hans Emil Aug. 7,1915 Do do Frode Sept. .5,1915 1,217 82 1,229 1,697 367 1,017 do do do do do do Thorvaldsen Sept. 22, 1915 Do Veset Sept. 28,1915 Do Minsk Dec. 10,1915 Do Skodsberg Mar. 20,1916 Do Claudia ( hristiansand Mar. 23,1915 Do Mar. 24,1915 6 VESSELS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINES, MINES, OB WARSHIPS. Itemized list of vessels destroyed — -Continued. Nationality. Tonnage. Sunk by Name. Date of slaking. Dutch ... 2,336 927 2,804 Mine Houtdijk /Aug. 1,1914- \Feb., 1915 Do. Do do Nieuland Do Submarine Maria Do. Do i^liceH Aug. 18,1914 Nov. 9,1914 Do do Poolster Do do Stemma 2 Do. Do do I eersum Dec. 26,1914 Do Submarine Media Mar. 13,1915 Do A mstel Mar. 29,1915 Do do Scheiland Apr. 1, 1915 Do Warship Mine do Katwyk Apr. 14,1915 Do Ryndam June 8,1915 Do Bresken 19 June 16,1915 Do do t eres June 25,1915 Do . do.... Amsterdam Sept. 2,1915 Do do S. t.H.316, Sept. 9,1915 Do 9,000 4,815 do Submarine Mine Emma Sept. 22, 1915 Do Emdyke Sept. 25,1915 Do Konigen Emma Sept. 30, 1915 Do do Texelstroom Oct. 14,1915 Do Submarine Mine Johanna Oct. 21,1915 Do S. L. H. 450 Nov. 18,1915 Do 2,229 Submarine Mine Ellewoutsdijk Dec. 7, 1915 Do Erin Dec. 29,1915 Do 2,609 do do Mooshaven Dutch Schooner / rtemis Jan. 14,1916 Do Jan. 21,1916 Do Submarme. . . Submarine (?) Feb. 3,1916 Do 13,000 Tubantia Mar. 16,1916 o LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS 021 803 276 Qm