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Jimbuna · 05-01-15, 06:07 AM

1st May 1915

Western Front

Second Battle of Ypres: Repulse of German attack on Hill 60; British ordered to withdraw to new line.

Eastern Front

Germans occupy Shavli and approach Libau (Baltic Provinces).

Austro-German offensive towards the Uzsok Pass.

Southern Front

Dardanelles: Turks attack the Allied line at Gallipoli.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Two German t.b.'s sunk by British destroyer in North Sea.

Union forces occupy Kubas (German south-west Africa).

American tanker Gulflight is torpedoed by the German submarine U-30, resulting in 3 American deaths. The ship survives the attack.

North Sea
Old destroyers Recruit and Brazen were on patrol off the Galloper Lightvessel in the Thames Estuary, while Yarmouth trawlers Columbia, Barbados, Miura, Chirsit were searching for a reported U-boat off North Hinder. Recruit was torpedoed and sunk at 1120 by a UB-boat, and about the same time a torpedo was fired at Columbia off the mouth of the Scheldt, probably by another UB. The trawlers continued their search and by 1500 were back at North Hinder when they were attacked by small German TB's A.2 and A.6, a new type based at Zeebrugge and sent overland in sections for assembly at Antwerp. Four torpedoes were fired and Columbia sank, followed by a 20 minute gun action between the TB's and the three surviving trawlers. The Germans then headed back at the sight of Harwich destroyers Laforey, Leonadis, Lawford, Lark coming out in reponse to the loss of Recruit, chased and sank both by gunfire:

RECRUIT (1), destroyer, C-class, 425t, 1896, 1-12pdr/5-6pdr/2-18in tt, 30kts, c63 crew, Pennant No.N.60, Nore Defence Flotilla, Cdr Charles Wrightson. Torpedoed amidships at 1120 by UB.6 (Erich Haecker) (Cn/D - by UB.16), broke in two and sank quickly near Galloper LV (Rn - c30 miles SW of North Hinder LV; ge/un - 30 miles SW of the Galloper), reportedly the first warship sunk by a Flanders Flotilla submarine; 39 ratings lost (He – 34, ke - 43), four officers and 22 men saved by passing Dutch steamer.

COLUMBIA, Admiralty trawler, 266/1886, Hellyers Steam Fishing, Hull-reg H42, presented (presumably as a private gift) 9/14 as auxiliary patrol vessel, Admiralty No.200, Canadian Lt-Cdr Walter Hawthorn RNR. Torpedoed shortly after 1500, probably by first torpedo fired by A.6 off North Hinder LV (ap - 4 miles NW of; D - nearby Thornton Ridge; H/L/C - Foreness, near North Foreland, Kent); total of 3 officers and 13 ratings lost, Barbados searched for survivors without success, later discovered one had been rescued by Miura. According to German reports, Lt Hawthorn and two men were picked up as POW’s, but lost when A.2 and A.6 were sunk.

Barbados, Admiralty trawler, (C - 211/1905; D - 183/1907), Hull-reg H.938, hired 10/14 as minesweeper, 1-6pdr AA, Lt Sir James Domville. Second torpedoes fired by A.2 and A.6 missed, then badly damaged by gunfire as Chirsit and Miura came up from some way off; Lt Domville and the skipper wounded. Note: The Colledge tonnage and build date apply to a second trawler named Barbados employed as BDV according to Dittmar & Colledge.

Political, etc.

Navigation resumed again between England and Holland.

Chinese Note to Japan requiring the restoration of Kiao-chau, and making other demands.

Ship Losses:

SMS A2 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The A1-class torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by HMS Laforey, HMS Lark, HMS Lawford and HMS Leonidas (all Royal Navy).
SMS A6 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The A1-class torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by HMS Laforey, HMS Lark, HMS Lawford and HMS Leonidas (all Royal Navy).
Balduin ( Norway): World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea (56°58′N 3°15′E) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
HMT Columbia ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Noord Hinder Lightship ( Netherlands) by two German torpedo boats. Three of her crew were rescued by one of the torpedo boats, both of which were subsequently sunk by HMT Barbados, HMT Christi and another naval trawler (all Royal Navy).
Edale ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km) north west by north of the Isles of Scilly (50°09′N 7°30′W) by SM U-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her 24 crew survived.
Elsa ( Sweden): The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Europe ( France): The cargo ship was captured by, and sunk by gunfire from, SM U-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine) in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north west of the Bishop's Rock (49°54′N 6°30′W). Her crew survived.
Joule ( French Navy): World War I: Gallipoli Campaign: The Brumaire-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Dardanelles with the loss of all hands.
Gulflight ( United States): World War I: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of the Isles of Scilly by SM U-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three crew and was beached. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
HMS Recruit ( Royal Navy): World War I: The C-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of the Galloper Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-6 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 34 of her crew.

German artillery near Warsaw

05-01-15, 06:07 AM	#750
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	1st May 1915 Western Front Second Battle of Ypres: Repulse of German attack on Hill 60; British ordered to withdraw to new line. Eastern Front Germans occupy Shavli and approach Libau (Baltic Provinces). Austro-German offensive towards the Uzsok Pass. Southern Front Dardanelles: Turks attack the Allied line at Gallipoli. Naval and Overseas Operations Two German t.b.'s sunk by British destroyer in North Sea. Union forces occupy Kubas (German south-west Africa). American tanker Gulflight is torpedoed by the German submarine U-30, resulting in 3 American deaths. The ship survives the attack. North Sea Old destroyers Recruit and Brazen were on patrol off the Galloper Lightvessel in the Thames Estuary, while Yarmouth trawlers Columbia, Barbados, Miura, Chirsit were searching for a reported U-boat off North Hinder. Recruit was torpedoed and sunk at 1120 by a UB-boat, and about the same time a torpedo was fired at Columbia off the mouth of the Scheldt, probably by another UB. The trawlers continued their search and by 1500 were back at North Hinder when they were attacked by small German TB's A.2 and A.6, a new type based at Zeebrugge and sent overland in sections for assembly at Antwerp. Four torpedoes were fired and Columbia sank, followed by a 20 minute gun action between the TB's and the three surviving trawlers. The Germans then headed back at the sight of Harwich destroyers Laforey, Leonadis, Lawford, Lark coming out in reponse to the loss of Recruit, chased and sank both by gunfire: RECRUIT (1), destroyer, C-class, 425t, 1896, 1-12pdr/5-6pdr/2-18in tt, 30kts, c63 crew, Pennant No.N.60, Nore Defence Flotilla, Cdr Charles Wrightson. Torpedoed amidships at 1120 by UB.6 (Erich Haecker) (Cn/D - by UB.16), broke in two and sank quickly near Galloper LV (Rn - c30 miles SW of North Hinder LV; ge/un - 30 miles SW of the Galloper), reportedly the first warship sunk by a Flanders Flotilla submarine; 39 ratings lost (He – 34, ke - 43), four officers and 22 men saved by passing Dutch steamer. COLUMBIA, Admiralty trawler, 266/1886, Hellyers Steam Fishing, Hull-reg H42, presented (presumably as a private gift) 9/14 as auxiliary patrol vessel, Admiralty No.200, Canadian Lt-Cdr Walter Hawthorn RNR. Torpedoed shortly after 1500, probably by first torpedo fired by A.6 off North Hinder LV (ap - 4 miles NW of; D - nearby Thornton Ridge; H/L/C - Foreness, near North Foreland, Kent); total of 3 officers and 13 ratings lost, Barbados searched for survivors without success, later discovered one had been rescued by Miura. According to German reports, Lt Hawthorn and two men were picked up as POW’s, but lost when A.2 and A.6 were sunk. Barbados, Admiralty trawler, (C - 211/1905; D - 183/1907), Hull-reg H.938, hired 10/14 as minesweeper, 1-6pdr AA, Lt Sir James Domville. Second torpedoes fired by A.2 and A.6 missed, then badly damaged by gunfire as Chirsit and Miura came up from some way off; Lt Domville and the skipper wounded. Note: The Colledge tonnage and build date apply to a second trawler named Barbados employed as BDV according to Dittmar & Colledge. Political, etc. Navigation resumed again between England and Holland. Chinese Note to Japan requiring the restoration of Kiao-chau, and making other demands. Ship Losses: SMS A2 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The A1-class torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by HMS Laforey, HMS Lark, HMS Lawford and HMS Leonidas (all Royal Navy). SMS A6 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The A1-class torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by HMS Laforey, HMS Lark, HMS Lawford and HMS Leonidas (all Royal Navy). Balduin ( Norway): World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea (56°58′N 3°15′E) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived. HMT Columbia ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Noord Hinder Lightship ( Netherlands) by two German torpedo boats. Three of her crew were rescued by one of the torpedo boats, both of which were subsequently sunk by HMT Barbados, HMT Christi and another naval trawler (all Royal Navy). Edale ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km) north west by north of the Isles of Scilly (50°09′N 7°30′W) by SM U-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her 24 crew survived. Elsa ( Sweden): The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived. Europe ( France): The cargo ship was captured by, and sunk by gunfire from, SM U-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine) in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north west of the Bishop's Rock (49°54′N 6°30′W). Her crew survived. Joule ( French Navy): World War I: Gallipoli Campaign: The Brumaire-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Dardanelles with the loss of all hands. Gulflight ( United States): World War I: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of the Isles of Scilly by SM U-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three crew and was beached. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service. HMS Recruit ( Royal Navy): World War I: The C-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of the Galloper Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-6 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 34 of her crew. 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