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Jimbuna · 10-23-15, 07:02 AM

23rd October 1915

Eastern Front

Germans storm Illukst; hard fighting near Postavi (south of Dvinsk) and on Oginski Canal (Polesia).

Southern Front

Heavy fighting Carso front.

Von Gallwitz crosses at Orsova.

Serbs beaten at Uskub and Kladovo.

Naval and Overseas Operations

British submarine sinks "Prinz Adalbert" (cruiser) near Libau (Baltic).

Germans seize Swedish steamer "Capella".

Sinking of the S.S. Marquette
In August 1914 the Marquette made her last Antwerp to Boston and Philadelphia voyage and in October 1914 briefly resumed London to New York sailings for the Atlantic Transport Line. By this time her home port of Antwerp had fallen into German hands. Her third and final voyage on the London to New York route started on December 30, 1914, and she then served as a British military transport. The Marquette was part of a convoy that sailed on October 19, 1915, from Alexandria escorted by the French Destroyer Tirailleur. She was under command of Captain John Bell Findlay, and on a routine mission to Salonika, Greece carrying 22 officers and 588 other ranks of the 29th Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery, 8 officers, 9 NCO's and 77 other ranks of the New Zealand Medical Corps, 36 nurses from No.1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, and a crew of 95. In addition to the military and medical equipment on board her cargo included ammunition, horses, and mules. Shortly after her escort left the convoy just 35 miles from the safety of the anti-submarine nets at Salonika she encountered U:35. Steaming at a leisurely 9 knots she was struck without warning by a torpedo at 9:15 a.m. She sank 13 minutes after the torpedo struck with the loss of 167 lives. Particularly tragic was the loss of the medical personnel, who could easily have sailed in comparative safety on the hospital ship Grantilly Castle which sailed empty in the same convoy bound for the same destination. As a result of this incident medical units were prohibited from traveling in military transports. A lengthy account of the loss of the Marquette is posted on the South Canterbury NewZealandGenWeb Project website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nz.../marquette.htm

Political, etc.

German government takes control over prices and distribution of food, previously controlled by states.

United States officials decides not to protest the German execution of British nurse Edith Cavell, stating Germany had the legal right.

Russian General Paul von Rennenkampf is forced into retirement due to failures in East Prussia last year.

Margaret Vale, actress and niece of President Wilson, representing Alaska in a suffrage parade.

Ship Losses:

Ilaro ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Dungeness, Kent with the loss of a crew member.
Marquette ( United Kingdom): The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea 36 nautical miles (67 km) south of Salonica, Greece by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 167 lives.
SMS Prinz Adalbert ( Kaiserliche Marine): The Prinz Adalbert-class armored cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Liepāja, Latvia by HMS E8 ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 672 of her 675 crew.

10-23-15, 07:02 AM	#1131
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,691 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	23rd October 1915 Eastern Front Germans storm Illukst; hard fighting near Postavi (south of Dvinsk) and on Oginski Canal (Polesia). Southern Front Heavy fighting Carso front. Von Gallwitz crosses at Orsova. Serbs beaten at Uskub and Kladovo. Naval and Overseas Operations British submarine sinks "Prinz Adalbert" (cruiser) near Libau (Baltic). Germans seize Swedish steamer "Capella". Sinking of the S.S. Marquette In August 1914 the Marquette made her last Antwerp to Boston and Philadelphia voyage and in October 1914 briefly resumed London to New York sailings for the Atlantic Transport Line. By this time her home port of Antwerp had fallen into German hands. Her third and final voyage on the London to New York route started on December 30, 1914, and she then served as a British military transport. The Marquette was part of a convoy that sailed on October 19, 1915, from Alexandria escorted by the French Destroyer Tirailleur. She was under command of Captain John Bell Findlay, and on a routine mission to Salonika, Greece carrying 22 officers and 588 other ranks of the 29th Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery, 8 officers, 9 NCO's and 77 other ranks of the New Zealand Medical Corps, 36 nurses from No.1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, and a crew of 95. In addition to the military and medical equipment on board her cargo included ammunition, horses, and mules. Shortly after her escort left the convoy just 35 miles from the safety of the anti-submarine nets at Salonika she encountered U:35. Steaming at a leisurely 9 knots she was struck without warning by a torpedo at 9:15 a.m. She sank 13 minutes after the torpedo struck with the loss of 167 lives. Particularly tragic was the loss of the medical personnel, who could easily have sailed in comparative safety on the hospital ship Grantilly Castle which sailed empty in the same convoy bound for the same destination. As a result of this incident medical units were prohibited from traveling in military transports. A lengthy account of the loss of the Marquette is posted on the South Canterbury NewZealandGenWeb Project website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nz.../marquette.htm Political, etc. German government takes control over prices and distribution of food, previously controlled by states. United States officials decides not to protest the German execution of British nurse Edith Cavell, stating Germany had the legal right. Russian General Paul von Rennenkampf is forced into retirement due to failures in East Prussia last year. Margaret Vale, actress and niece of President Wilson, representing Alaska in a suffrage parade. Ship Losses: Ilaro ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Dungeness, Kent with the loss of a crew member. Marquette ( United Kingdom): The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea 36 nautical miles (67 km) south of Salonica, Greece by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 167 lives. SMS Prinz Adalbert ( Kaiserliche Marine): The Prinz Adalbert-class armored cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Liepāja, Latvia by HMS E8 ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 672 of her 675 crew. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)