16th March 1918
Western Front
Big French raids near Cheppy and Malancourt (west of Verdun).
Aviation
British aircraft conduct a daylight raid on Zweibrucken, Germany, dropping 24 bombs. All bombers return safely.
German ace Adolf Ritter von Tutschek, credited with 27 aerial victories, is killed in action over France.
Political, etc.
Strikes in Austro-Hungary.
Ship Losses:
Ellaston (United Kingdom) The collier was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) off the Canary Islands, Spain by
SM U-152 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived, but her captain was taken as a prisoner of war.
Lightfoot (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the Owers Lightship ( United Kingdom) by
SM UB-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Oilfield (United Kingdom) The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Wrath, Sutherland (58°45′N 5°26′W) by
SM U-90 ( Kaiserliche Marine). She was beached at Stornoway, Orkney Islands but was declared a constructive total loss.
Quintero (Denmark) The three-masted barque was scuttled in the North Sea off Skagen (57°54′N 9°33′E) by
SM UB-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
HMT Vulture II (Royal Navy) The naval trawler collided with another vessel and sank off Eriboll, Sutherland.