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Sailor Steve · 09-06-14, 12:50 PM

September 6:

Maximilian von Spee's squadron arrives at Kiritimati, or Christmas Island, some 1162 nautical miles south of Hawaii, to find SMS Nürnberg waiting for them, having returned from Honolulu with supplies and news of the war in Europe. Spee then dispatches Nürnberg to destroy the wireless station at nearby Tabuaeran, or Fanning Island. Part of the news Nürnberg had brought was of the capture of German Samoa by New Zealand forces on August 29th. Spee decided to take Scharnhorst and Gneisenau to see what could be done.

At the siege of Tsingtao the first attack ever made from an aircraft carrier is launched from IJNS Wakamiya. A Farman seaplane is lowered into the water by crane, takes off and proceeds to bomb the Austro-Hungarian cruiser Kaiserin Elisabeth and the German gunboat Jaguar. As with prior attempts in the European war, the 12-pound bombs all miss. Meanwhile Wakamiya's other three planes carry out more successful attacks on radio stations and supply huts.

In the Indian Ocean SMS Emden encounters heavy rain squalls. This is a relief as water supplies have been running low and there has been only enough for drinking, so the men and their clothes have been going unwashed. Every available container is put out to collect the rainwater. After showers and laundry the crew sets about scrubbing their ship clean for the first time in weeks.

09-06-14, 12:50 PM	#207
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	September 6: Maximilian von Spee's squadron arrives at Kiritimati, or Christmas Island, some 1162 nautical miles south of Hawaii, to find SMS Nürnberg waiting for them, having returned from Honolulu with supplies and news of the war in Europe. Spee then dispatches Nürnberg to destroy the wireless station at nearby Tabuaeran, or Fanning Island. Part of the news Nürnberg had brought was of the capture of German Samoa by New Zealand forces on August 29th. Spee decided to take Scharnhorst and Gneisenau to see what could be done. At the siege of Tsingtao the first attack ever made from an aircraft carrier is launched from IJNS Wakamiya. A Farman seaplane is lowered into the water by crane, takes off and proceeds to bomb the Austro-Hungarian cruiser Kaiserin Elisabeth and the German gunboat Jaguar. As with prior attempts in the European war, the 12-pound bombs all miss. Meanwhile Wakamiya's other three planes carry out more successful attacks on radio stations and supply huts. In the Indian Ocean SMS Emden encounters heavy rain squalls. This is a relief as water supplies have been running low and there has been only enough for drinking, so the men and their clothes have been going unwashed. Every available container is put out to collect the rainwater. After showers and laundry the crew sets about scrubbing their ship clean for the first time in weeks. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 09-06-14 at 08:25 PM. Reason: Corrected some spelling.