List of shipwrecks in December 1916

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

World War I: The 2,493-gross register ton submarine carrier and auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Funchal, Madeira by the submarine SM U-38 ( Imperial German Navy).

[42][41][43] Merchants' and Miners' Transportation Company ship collided with Telena ( United Kingdom) and sank on Thimble Shoal in Chesapeake Bay.

[151][152] The H-class submarine ran aground in fog at Samoa Beach, California near the entrance to Humboldt Bay.

She was taken overland to Humboldt Bay by a lumber company in April 1917, repaired and returned to service.

Kanguroo (right) with Dacia in the background.
Powhatan shortly after being brought to the surface
Salvage of USS H-3
Numancia
A drawing of Gaulois sinking.