This has been extracted from the answer to Question 53/68 in the "Warship Information Service" section of Warship International, Number 1 1970, combined with information from British Warships 1914-1919, by F. J. Dittmar & J. J. Colledge.
| Admiralty
Number |
British Name | German Name | Gross Tons / Year | Captured By | When | Sold |
| 1937 | Cabalsin | Burhave | 219/04 | Arethusa | 30 Sept 15 | 16 Mar 20 as Star of the Orient |
| 1932 | Cachosin | Doktor Krugler | 218/12 | Undaunted | 7 Oct 15 | 16 Mar 20 as Cairnrigh |
| 1949 | Caersin | Dora | 133/92 | Penelope | 30 Sept 15 | 17 Mar 20 |
| 1917 | Callsin | Mond | 136/96 | Conquest | 7 Oct 15 | 7 Apr 21 |
| 1935 | Calumsin | Wurzburg | 224/02 |
? |
7 Oct 15 | 31 Dec 21 became Bridge of Earn in 1922 |
| 1946 | Cambrisin | Orion | 158/91 | Cleopatra | 30 Sept 15 | 17 Mar 20 |
| 856 | Campsin | Adjutant | 133/94 | Aurora | 30 Sept 15 | 18 Feb 20 |
| 1936 | Canossin | Paul | 153/94 | Cleopatra | 7 Oct 15 | 16 Mar 20 |
| 1947 | Carbosin | Darmstadt | 158/96 | Cleopatra | 30 Sept 15 | 5 Oct 20 as Keith Hall, lost 27 Nov 1921 |
| 857 | Censin | ? | ? |
? |
1915 | 11 May 20 as Keelby |
| 1931 | Charlsin | Esterburg | 241/? | HM Submarine ? | 5 Sept 15 | sunk, 30 Sept 17 by UC74 eight miles north of Marseh Matruh |
| 1941 | Checksin | ? | ? |
? |
1915 | 11 July 1920, became George Turner in 1921 |
| 812 | Chirsin | Else Kunkel | 218/12 |
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Aug 1914 | 16 Mar 20, became Star of England in 1922 |
| 1943 | Churchsin | St. George | 142/00 | Conquest | 30 Sept 15 | 11 May 20 as Banks O'Dee |
| 1942 | Clarosin | Sophie | 182/89 | Arethusa | 30 Sept 15 | 18 Feb 20 as Blackhall |
| 1934 | Classin | President Rose | 159/97 | Conquest | 7 Oct 15 | 17 Mar 20 as M. Kango |
| 858 | Clearsin | Resie | 155/91 | Aurora | 7 Oct 15 | 18 Feb 20 |
| 813 | Clonsin | Doktor Robitzsch | 202/11 |
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Aug 1914 | March 1920 as Birkhall |
| 859 | Coalsin | Toni | 130/92 | Mentor | 7 Oct 15 | 5 Oct 20, became Laceby in 1922 |
| 860 | Cooksin | Herbert | 149/96 |
? |
7 Oct 15 | 17 Mar 20 as Lowhar |
| 1933 | Coomasin, renamed Cinceria Sept 1919, then Coomasin Dec. 1919. | Heppens | 170/97 | Arethusa | 7 Oct 15 | 11 May 20, became Conovium in 1921 |
| 1940 | Corinsin | Stuttgart | 159/96 | Arethusa | 30 Sept 15 | 18 Feb 20 |
| - | Cortasin, released 17 Dec 1915 as Skerne, later taken over as Fishing Trawler | Rover | 156/91 | 7 Oct 15 | ? | |
| 1945 | Cradosin | Elma | 133/95 | Arethusa | 7 Oct 15 | 5 Oct 20, became Jeannie Annette in 1925 |
| 861 | Craigsin | Blumenthal | 141/? |
? |
7 Oct 15 | 5 Oct 20, became Floric in 1921 |
| 1881 | Cromsin | Ost | 141/04 | HMS/M S1 | 24 June 15 | 11 May 20 as Aro |
| 1950 | Crownsin | Varel | 137/95 | Arethusa | 7 Oct 15 | sunk, 4 May 16, by mines off Malta |
| 1944 | Cudwosin | West | 139/07 | Manly | 7 Oct 15 | 16 Mar 20, became Karl Grammersdorf I in 1921 |
| 1948 | Culbasin | ? | 133/93 |
? |
1915 | 5 Oct 20 became Leith Hall in 1921. |
The Else Kunkel and Doktor Robitzsch were seized at Aberdeen in August, 1914. There were also some ex-German trawler prizes which were not assigned "Sin" names, for example Sturmvogel became Fly and Seeadler became Pickle.
In Jutland to Junkyard by S. C. George, there is brief mention of drifters Caersin, Cabalsin and Clonsin being present in Scapa Flow during the scuttling of the High Seas Fleet.
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