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Sailor Steve · 05-20-16, 02:53 PM

May 20, 1916

Air War:
0415 Irish RFC pilot David Tidmarsh, flying DH.2 5965, and English pilot W.A. Summers, in DH.2 7284, share a two-seater kill. Number 3 for Tidmarsh, number 1 for Summers.

0700 Australian RNAS pilot Roderic Dallas, in Nieuport 11 3993, shoots down a German seaplane for victory number 2.

French pilot Andre Henri Martenot de Cordou and observer Claude de Martin, in a Caudron G.4, shoot down an LVG two-seater for victory number 1.

German pilot Kurt Wintgens shoots down a Nieuport 12 for victory number 4.

Bristol Channel:
Norwegian freighter SS Havet, 1,405 tons, carrying a load of coal from Cardiff to Rouen, sinks off Rhoose Point following a collision with SS Salient. Seven lives lost.

Balearic Sea:
Claus Rücker, commanding U-34, sinks Italian barque Erminia, 1,544 tons, bound from Savona for Philadelphia; brigantne Fabricaotti F., 150 tons; and French freighter SS Languedoc, 1,612 tons. His score is now 34 ships and 108,265 tons.

Mediterranean Sea:
Walter Forstmann, in U-39, sinks Italian barquentine Redentore, 288 tons; and sailing ship Valsesia, 248 tons, both carrying sulphur from Licata to Marseilles. His score is now 56 ships and 130,013 tons.

German East Africa:
0535 Balloon ship HMS Manica runs aground off Ras Sangamuku.
0540 Manica's No. 3 ballast tank is pumped dry.
0550 Cables are rigged and one of Manica's anchors is laid out for transport.
0555 One of the ship's motor boats is lowered to carry the anchor into position.
0735 Cruiser HMS Challenger arrives and her captain takes charge of the operation.
1020 Cruiser HMS Hyacinth arrives. Her captain boards Manica to direct onboard operations there.
1200 Anchor is laid in position to kedge Manica free. Winch is engaged and promptly breaks down.
1430 HMS Challenger sends tow line to Manica.
1535 Manica has been lightened enough for towing to begin.
1636 All is ready, and Challenger begins to tow Manica.
1650 Manica is free. Tow line reeled in by Challenger. Manica starts engines, only to find one of the buoy lines has fouled her propeller.
1723 Buoy line is freed. Crew examines propeller for damage, finds none.
1810 Manica is underway.

05-20-16, 02:53 PM	#1539
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	May 20, 1916 Air War: 0415 Irish RFC pilot David Tidmarsh, flying DH.2 5965, and English pilot W.A. Summers, in DH.2 7284, share a two-seater kill. Number 3 for Tidmarsh, number 1 for Summers. 0700 Australian RNAS pilot Roderic Dallas, in Nieuport 11 3993, shoots down a German seaplane for victory number 2. French pilot Andre Henri Martenot de Cordou and observer Claude de Martin, in a Caudron G.4, shoot down an LVG two-seater for victory number 1. German pilot Kurt Wintgens shoots down a Nieuport 12 for victory number 4. Bristol Channel: Norwegian freighter SS Havet, 1,405 tons, carrying a load of coal from Cardiff to Rouen, sinks off Rhoose Point following a collision with SS Salient. Seven lives lost. Balearic Sea: Claus Rücker, commanding U-34, sinks Italian barque Erminia, 1,544 tons, bound from Savona for Philadelphia; brigantne Fabricaotti F., 150 tons; and French freighter SS Languedoc, 1,612 tons. His score is now 34 ships and 108,265 tons. Mediterranean Sea: Walter Forstmann, in U-39, sinks Italian barquentine Redentore, 288 tons; and sailing ship Valsesia, 248 tons, both carrying sulphur from Licata to Marseilles. His score is now 56 ships and 130,013 tons. German East Africa: 0535 Balloon ship HMS Manica runs aground off Ras Sangamuku. 0540 Manica's No. 3 ballast tank is pumped dry. 0550 Cables are rigged and one of Manica's anchors is laid out for transport. 0555 One of the ship's motor boats is lowered to carry the anchor into position. 0735 Cruiser HMS Challenger arrives and her captain takes charge of the operation. 1020 Cruiser HMS Hyacinth arrives. Her captain boards Manica to direct onboard operations there. 1200 Anchor is laid in position to kedge Manica free. Winch is engaged and promptly breaks down. 1430 HMS Challenger sends tow line to Manica. 1535 Manica has been lightened enough for towing to begin. 1636 All is ready, and Challenger begins to tow Manica. 1650 Manica is free. Tow line reeled in by Challenger. Manica starts engines, only to find one of the buoy lines has fouled her propeller. 1723 Buoy line is freed. Crew examines propeller for damage, finds none. 1810 Manica is underway. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 05-21-16 at 09:18 AM.