List of shipwrecks in February 1916

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

1 February

 * SS Belle of France (1905) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 126 nmi north west by west of Alexandria, Egypt (32.5°N, 27.75°W) by SMU U-21 (Germany) with the loss of nineteen crew.
 * SS Franz Fischer (1881) ( undefined): World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 2 nmi south of the Kentish Knock Lightship ( undefined) by SMU UB-17 with the loss of thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by SS Paul''' ( undefined).
 * SS Prinses Juliana (1909) (🇳🇱 Netherlands): World War I: The passenger ship struck a mine in the North Sea off the Sunk Lightship ( undefined). She was beached at Felixtowe, Suffolk but was declared a total loss.
 * SS Takata Maru (🇯🇵 Japan): The passenger ship collided with SS Silver Shell (1915) (🇺🇸 United States) in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nmi south east of Cape Race, Newfoundland and sank. Her 72 crew were rescued by Silver Shell.
 * SS Zeearend (1913) (🇳🇱 Netherlands): World War I: The coaster was scuttled in the North Sea 19 nmi west north west of the Maas Lightship (🇳🇱 Netherlands) by SMU UB-17.

2 February

 * SS Daijin Maru (🇯🇵 Japan): The passenger ship collided with Li-Nan ( undefined) in the East China Sea 80 nmi off Swatow, China and sank with the loss of 160 of the 181 prople on board.
 * SS Franz Fischer ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea by a German Zeppelin with the loss of ten of her thirteen crew.
 * FRENCH PATROL VESSEL Jean Bart II : World War I: The patrol vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea off Dürres, Albania (41.13333°N, 19.33333°W) by SMU U-4 (Austria-Hungary) with the loss of eighteen of her crew.

4 February

 * HMT De la Pole : The naval trawler was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of one of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by the Deal Lifeboat.

5 February

 *  Geraldine) ( undefined): The barque foundered in the English Channel east of Herm, Channel Islands.
 * Marie (🇫🇷 France): The three-masted sailing ship was wrecked off the Jardin Lighthouse, Saint-Malo. Ille-et-Vilaine. Her crew were rescued.

6 February

 * SS Balgownie ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member.
 * SS Flamenco ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 310 nmi north east by north of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Möwe with the loss of a crew member.

7 February

 *  Vigilant (🇩🇰 Denmark): The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nmi off the Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was later towed into Stornoway.

8 February

 * FRENCH CRUISER Amiral Charner : World War I: The Amiral Charner-class armoured cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Beirut, Lebanon by SMU U-21 (Germany) with the loss of 426 of her 427 crew.
 * SS Argo (1882) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 4.5 nmi north west of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France (50.71667°N, 1.41667°W) with the loss of a crew member.
 * SS Westburn ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 530 nmi north north east of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Möwe . Two of her crew were taken as prisoners of war.

9 February

 * SMS Hedwig von Wissmann : World War I: Battle for Lake Tanganyika: The guard boat was shelled and sunk in Lake Tanganyika by HMS Fifi and HMS Mimi (both ) with the loss of seven of her crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Fifi.
 * SS Horace ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 610 nmi north north east of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Möwe.
 * HMT Persistive : The naval trawler was lost on this date.
 * SS Springwell (1914) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 65 nmi south west by west of Gavdos, Greece (34.16667°N, 23°W) by SMU U-38 . Her crew survived.
 * SS Vaarli (🇳🇴 Norway): The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea of the coast of the Netherlands with the loss of three of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by SS Thor (🇸🇪 Sweden).

10 February

 * HMS Arabis (1915) : World War I: The Arabis-class sloop was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Dogger Bank with the loss of 56 of her 79 crew.
 * SS Correct (🇳🇴 Norway): The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the North Sea off North Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued.

11 February

 * SS Alabama (1897) (🇳🇴 Norway): World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 5 nmi off the Kentish Knock Lightship ( undefined) (51.58333°N, 1.66667°W). All seventeen crew were rescued by SS Balzac (🇳🇴 Norway).
 * HMS Arethusa (1913) : World War I: The Arethusa-class cruiser struck a mine and was wrecked in the North Sea off Felixtowe, Suffolk with the loss of ten of her crew.
 * SS Belford ( undefined): The cargo ship ran aground off Islay, Argyll and sank.
 * SS Maternzo (🇪🇸 Spain): The cargo ship ran aground at Ambès, Gironde, France. She was refloated on 20 February.

12 February

 * SS Aduatiek (🇧🇪 Belgium): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom (52.14611°N, 1.74583°W) with the loss of two of her crew.
 * SS Cedarwood ( undefined): World War I: The coaster struck a mine in the North Sea 2.5 nmi east of Aldeburgh and sank with the loss of six of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by the SS Boldon ( undefined).
 * SS Leicester (1891) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 2.5 nmi south east of Folkestone, Kent with the loss of seventeen of her crew.

13 February

 * SS Tergestea (1911) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 8 nmi east by south of Aldeburgh, Suffolk (52.16667°N, 1.83333°W). Her crew survived.

15 February

 * SS Ashby (1896) ( undefined): The collier was wrecked 2 nmi off Ouessant, Finistère, France with the loss of two of her 20 crew.
 *  Golden Belle ( undefined): The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.
 * SS Wilston ( undefined): The collier struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 20 nmi east north east of Wick, Caithness with the loss of eight of her crew.

16 February

 * SS Memphis (1892) (🇫🇷 France): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Adriatic Sea 4 nmi north west of Cape Laghi, Durrës, Albania. She was towed to Durrës but sank on 19 February. Her crew survived.

19 February

 * SS John D. Archbold (🇺🇸 United States): The cargo ship collided with SS Hova ( undefined) at New York and was beached.
 * SS Telmo (🇪🇸 Spain): The cargo ship collided with ST Sea Cock ( undefined) at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom and was beached.
 *  Theodor ( undefined): The auxiliary schooner foundered in the North Sea off Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were saved by a Dutch lugger.

20 February

 * SS Dingle (1914) ( undefined): World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 10 nmi south by west of the Kentish Knock Lightship ( undefined) with the loss of nine of her crew.
 * HMT Gravenwood : World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off Brindisi, Italy with the loss of eleven of her crew.

21 February

 * HMT Carlton : World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent (51.05°N, 1.25°W) with the loss of nine of her crew.
 * SS La Flandre (1888) (🇳🇱 Netherlands): World War I: The tanker struck a mine in the North Sea off the Galloper Lightship ( undefined) (51.71667°N, 1.95°W) and sank with the loss of 29 of her 31 crew. The survivors were rescued by SS Ousel ( undefined).
 * La Petite Henriette (🇧🇪 Belgium): World War I: The fishing vessel was sunk in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom by SMU UB-12.
 * HS Marechiaro : World War I: The hospital ship struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off Cape Laghi, Durrës, Albania with the loss of at least 33 lives, and possibly over 200 lives.
 * Oleander ( undefined): World War I: The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea 28 nmi off Lowestoft by SMU UB-12 . Her crew survived.
 * W. E. Brown ( undefined): World War I: The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea south east of Lowestoft by SMU UB-12 . Her crew survived.

22 February

 * SS Duckbridge ( undefined): World War I: The collier struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 6 nmi north of Strathy Point, Sutherland with the loss of nineteen of her crew.

23 February

 *  Carmanta ( undefined): The brigantine was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk and wrecked. Her six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.
 * SS Diadem (1906) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 56 nmi south west of Porquerolles, Var, France (42.16667°N, 6.4°W) by SMU U-38 . Her crew survived.
 * ITALIAN TRAWLER Monsone : World War I: the naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea of Durrës, Albania with the loss of eight of her crew.
 *  Roubine (🇫🇷 France): World War I: The brigantine was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nmi south by east of Porquerolles (42.18333°N, 6.33333°W) by SMU U-38 with the loss of two crew.
 *  Wilfred Marcus ( undefined): The schooner sank at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

24 February

 *  Charlotte (🇳🇴 Norway): The barque ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees, Northumberland, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.
 * SS Daquoise (🇫🇷 France): The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.
 * SS Denaby (1900) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nmi south south west of the Île du Planier, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (42.53333°N, 5.66667°W) by SMU U-38 with the loss of a crew member.
 * SS Fastnet (1887) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 55 nmi south west of the Île du Planier (42.46667°N, 4.73333°W) by SMU U-38 . Her crew survived.
 * SS Southford ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of two of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by SS Paul ( undefined and a Royal Navy patrol boat.
 * SS Torborg (1879) (🇸🇪 Sweden): World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nmi of Marseille, Bouches-su-Rhône (42.46667°N, 4.73333°W) by SMU U-38 . Her crew survived.
 * SS Trignac (1903) (🇫🇷 France): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 7 nmi west of the Outer Dowsing Lightship ( undefined) with the loss of 26 of the 30 people on board. Survivors were rescued by SS Borgsten (🇳🇴 Norway).
 * SS Tummel (1912) ( undefined): World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 7 nmi south of the Kentish Knock Lightship ( undefined) with the loss of nine of her fourteen crew.

25 February

 * SS Saxon Prince (1899) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 620 nmi west of the Fastnet Rock by SMS Möwe . Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.
 * SS Southford (1883) ( undefined): World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 4 nmi east south east of Southwold, Suffolk (52.28333°N, 1.78333°W) with the loss of four of her crew.

26 February

 * SS Arbonne (1908) ( undefined): World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Thames Estuary 3 nmi off the Kentish Knock Lightship ( undefined) by SMU UB-2 with the loss of all fourteen crew.
 * FRENCH MINESWEEPER Au Revoir : World War I: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (49.55°N, 0.06667°W) by SMU UB-18 . Her crew survived.
 * SS Bogatyr (🇩🇰 Denmark): The cargo ship was driven ashore at Chapel Point, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom with the loss of nine of her 23 crew.
 * SS Brigit (1882) (🇸🇪 Sweden): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary 4 nmi off the Kentish Knock Lightship ( undefined) (51.65°N, 1.65°W) with the loss of a crew member.
 * SS Dido ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of all 26 crew.
 * HMT Lily Reaich : World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off Durrës, Albania with the loss of ten of her crew.
 * SS Provence II : World War I: The armed merchant cruiser was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cerigo, Greece by SMU U-35 (Germany) with the loss of 990 of the 1,732 people on board.
 * SS Suevier ( undefined): The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew.

27 February

 * SS Empress of Fort William (1908) (🇨🇦 Canada): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 2 nmi south of Dover, Kent (51.08333°N, 1.325°W). Her crew survived.
 * SS Giava (1881) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south west of Cape Matapan, Greece by SMU U-35 (Germany) . Her crew survived.
 * SS Holar (🇩🇰 Denmark): The cargo ship was driven ashore 2 nmi north of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.
 *  Ruth (🇸🇪 Sweden): The schooner was driven ashore at Spittal, Northumberland, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.
 * SS Maloja (1911) ( undefined): World War I: The ocean liner struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 2 nmi south west of Dover (51.08333°N, 1.31667°W) with the loss of 155 lives.
 *  Margaret Haskell (🇺🇸 United States): The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was reported to be floating in a capsized condition off Cat Island, Bahamas on 6 May.
 * SS Mecklenburgh (🇳🇱 Netherlands): World War I: The cargo liner struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Galloper Lightship ( undefined). All on board were rescued by SS Westerdijk (🇳🇱 Netherlands and two other vessels.

28 February

 *  Ander (🇳🇴 Norway): The barque was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom and was wrecked with the loss of four of her crew.
 * HMT Angelus : World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Dover, Kent (51.06389°N, 1.30556°W) with the loss of two of her crew.
 * SS Masunda (1909) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 106 nmi south west by south of Cape Matapan, Greece (34.9°N, 21.33333°W) by SMU U-35 (Germany) . Her crew survived.
 * SS Thornaby (1889) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Shipwash Lightship ( undefined) (52.05833°N, 1.71667°W) with the loss of nineteen of her crew.
 * HMT Weigelia : World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Dover (51.14167°N, 1.45833°W) with the loss of a crew member.

29 February

 * HMS Alcantara : World War I: The auxiliary cruiser was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by SMS Greif (auxiliary cruiser) (.
 * SS Alexander Wentzel (1899) ( undefined): World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the Cap de Fer, Algeria (37.35°N, 7.56667°W) by SMU U-38.
 * HMT Chester II : The naval trawler was lost on this date.
 * Eliza S. ( undefined): World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Bizerta, Tunisia (37.4°N, 7.7°W) by SMU U-38.
 * SMS Greif (auxiliary cruiser) : World War I: The auxiliary cruiser was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by HMS Alcantara, HMS Comus (1914) and HMS Munster (all ) with the loss of 97 of her 310 crew.
 * SS Lakmé (🇫🇷 France): The cargo ship sank in the Bay of Biscay south west of the Île d'Yeu, Vendée with the loss of six of her crew.
 * HMS Primula (1915) : World War I: The Arabis-class sloop was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cerigo, Greece (34.65°N, 22.28333°W) by SMU U-35 (Germany) with the loss of four crew.

Unknown date

 *  Emily I. White (🇺🇸 United States): The schooner was wrecked near Charleston, South Carolina before 17 February.
 * SS Kenkon Maru No.11 (1891) (🇯🇵 Japan): The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 February. Her crew were rescued.
 *  Mabel D. Hines (🇺🇸 United States): The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 February. Her crew were rescued.