May 27:
Celtic Sea: Claus Hansen, commanding U-41, captures SS Cadeby, 1,130 tons, traveling from Oporto to Hull with a load of pitwood. After the crew have abandoned ship, Cadeby is sunk by gunfire. Hansen's score is now 12 ships and 12,729 tons.
Aegean Sea: Otto Hersing, in U-21, scores his second major warship in three days, sinking the pre-dreadnough battleship HMS Majestic, 14,900 tons. He then heads for home with a total of 8 ships and 36,826 tons.
Italian Somaliland: After bailing water from HMS Severn all night, at 0800 sailors start caulking the leaks with lead wire and oakum, all while being towed at 5 knots. The convoy then accelerates to their previous pace.
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