July 26:
North Sea: Reinhold Lepsius, commanding U-6, sinks Danish sailing ships Elna, 78 tons; Marie, 173 tons; and Neptunus, 143 tons; all bound from Christiania to Leith carrying planed boards. Lepsius also sinks Norwegian freighter SS Emma, 687 tons, headed from Göteborg to Tyne with a load of pit props. This brings his score to 14 ships and 9,660 tons.
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