SS | Steam or motorship |
SV | Sailing vessel |
T/M | Torpedo or mine [what is the difference between the first and second part of the table?] |
Gun | Gun fire |
Expl. | Explosives |
Coll. | Collision with warship |
Wreck | Wrecked due to removed navigation aids |
Prize | Prize of war |
Unkn. | Cause unknown |
1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919-20 | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | GRT | No | GRT | No | GRT | No | GRT | No | GRT | No | GRT | No | GRT | |
Mine SS | 8 | 10066 | 10 | 13249 | 12 | 14889 | 2 | 2956 | 2 | 274 | 11 | 13443 | 45 | 54877 |
SV | - | - | 1 | 440 | 2 | 1104 | - | - | 1 | 53 | 4 | 2648 | 8 | 4245 |
Total | 8 | 10066 | 11 | 13689 | 14 | 15993 | 2 | 2956 | 3 | 327 | 15 | 16091 | 53 | 59122 |
Torp SS | - | - | 4 | 8678 | 3 | 3733 | 13 | 22322 | 20 | 36954 | - | - | 40 | 71687 |
SV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 4 | 8678 | 3 | 3733 | 13 | 22322 | 20 | 36954 | - | - | 40 | 71607 |
T/M SS | - | - | 3 | 4390 | - | - | 2 | 3553 | 3 | 6171 | - | - | 8 | 14114 |
SV | - | - | 1 | 309 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 309 |
Gun SS | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 14384 | 2 | 2897 | - | - | 14 | 17281 |
SV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1795 | 1 | 770 | - | - | 9 | 2565 |
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 16179 | 3 | 3667 | - | - | 23 | 19846 |
Expl. SS | - | - | 3 | 2547 | 15 | 14672 | 12 | 14144 | 1 | 3031 | - | - | 31 | 34394 |
SV | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3613 | 8 | 3905 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 7518 |
Total | - | - | 3 | 2547 | 24 | 18285 | 20 | 18049 | 1 | 3031 | - | - | 48 | 41912 |
Fire SS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SV | - | - | 5 | 1530 | 12 | 5193 | 6 | 1947 | 2 | 2227 | - | - | 25 | 10897 |
Total | - | - | 5 | 1530 | 12 | 5193 | 6 | 1947 | 2 | 2227 | - | - | 25 | 10897 |
Coll. SS | 1 | 342 | 2 | 4472 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5073 | - | - | 7 | 9887 |
SV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 134 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 134 |
Total | 1 | 342 | 2 | 4472 | 1 | 134 | - | - | 4 | 5073 | - | - | 8 | 10021 |
Wreck SS | 3 | 5259 | 4 | 7957 | 2 | 1952 | 2 | 6379 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 21547 |
SV | 2 | 288 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 507 | 1 | 76 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 923 |
Total | 5 | 5547 | 5 | 8009 | 3 | 2459 | 3 | 6455 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 22470 |
Prize SS | - | - | 4 | 3237 | 3 | 3410 | 9 | 7251 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 13898 |
SV | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2862 | 2 | 476 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3338 |
Total | - | - | 4 | 3237 | 10 | 6272 | 11 | 7727 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 17236 |
Total SS | 12 | 15667 | 30 | 44530 | 35 | 38656 | 52 | 70989 | 32 | 54400 | 11 | 13443 | 172 | 237685 |
SV | 2 | 288 | 8 | 2331 | 32 | 13413 | 25 | 8199 | 4 | 3050 | 4 | 2648 | 75 | 29929 |
TOTAL | 14 | 15955 | 38 | 46861 | 67 | 52069 | 77 | 79188 | 36 | 57450 | 15 | 16091 | 247 | 267614 |
1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919-20 | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | GRT | No | GRT | No | GRT | No | GRT | No | GRT | No | GRT | No | GRT | |
T/M SS | 2 | 2823 | 2 | 2947 | - | - | 2 | 1546 | 5 | 5162 | 3 | 2102 | 14 | 14580 |
SV | - | - | 1 | 78 | - | - | 2 | 978 | 2 | 140 | - | - | 5 | 1196 |
Total | 2 | 2823 | 3 | 3025 | - | - | 4 | 2524 | 7 | 5302 | 3 | 2102 | 19 | 15776 |
Unkn. SS | - | - | 2 | 1600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1600 |
SV | - | - | 5 | 4347 | 5 | 1178 | 1 | 318 | - | - | 1 | 716 | 14 | 8159 |
Total SS | 2 | 2823 | 4 | 4547 | - | - | 2 | 1546 | 5 | 5162 | 3 | 2102 | 16 | 16180 |
SV | - | - | 6 | 4425 | 5 | 1178 | 3 | 1296 | 2 | 140 | 1 | 716 | 17 | 7755 |
Total | 2 | 2823 | 10 | 8972 | 5 | 1178 | 5 | 2842 | 7 | 5302 | 4 | 2818 | 33 | 23935 |
Total SS | 14 | 18490 | 34 | 49077 | 35 | 38656 | 54 | 72535 | 37 | 59562 | 14 | 15545 | 188 | 253865 |
SV | 2 | 288 | 14 | 6756 | 37 | 14591 | 28 | 9495 | 6 | 3190 | 5 | 3364 | 92 | 37684 |
Total | 16 | 18778 | 48 | 55833 | 72 | 53247 | 82 | 82030 | 43 | 62752 | 19 | 18909 | 280 | 291549 |
Other tables present the same material broken down by theater of war, tonnage, cargo, owner, etc.
A total of 787 Swedish seamen lost their lives in Swedish merchant ships during the WW I, to which should be added another 434 serving in the merchant navy of other nations.
It might be interesting to compare these figures with the merchant ship losses of other nations:
No. | GRT | |
---|---|---|
Great Britain | 2197 | 7.638.000 |
France | 238 | 697.000 |
Italy | 230 | 742.000 |
USA | 80 | 342.000 |
Japan | 29 | 120.000 |
Denmark | 378 | 270.000 |
Norway (1914-1918) | 824 | 1.236.000 |
Mine | 39 | 55.000 |
Mine/Torpedo | 149 | 226.000 |
Other | 636 | 955.000 |
Other = Torpedo, gunfire, bombing, or set on fire.
Updated 1997-12-01 by Lars Bruzelius
Sjöhistoriska Samfundet | The Maritime History Virtual Archives | Naval History
Copyright © 1997 Lars Bruzelius.