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Sailor Steve · 07-30-16, 01:43 PM

July 30, 1916

Western Front:
Combined Allied advace north of Somme, from Delville Wood to the river.

British make progress east of Waterlot Farm and Trones Wood; French reach outskirts of Maurepas.

German attack on left bank of the Meuse repulsed.

Eastern Front:
In the direction of Kovel and in the region south of the Dniester towards Stanislau, Russians still pursue Austrians.

Southern Front:
Austrian attack in Tofana and the Adige Valley repulsed.

Austrians reinforced, attakc three times in the Travignolo Valley without success.

Air War:
No. 3 Wing RNAS has first combat as part of a combined French/British force. Four Farmans, 1 Nieuport, 2 Sopwith bombers and 1 fighter.
https://www.overthefront.com/over-th...ly-anticipated

1030 German pilot Hermann Göring, flying a Halberstadt D.II, shoots down a Caudron for victory number 3. This is Göring's first kill in a fighter, his first two coming in two-seaters. It also seems to be the first victory for the new German biplane fighter.

German aces Walter Höhndorf and Kurt Wintgens, both in Fokker E.IVs, attack a formation of eight Martinsyde G.100s on a bombing mission. Each shoots down one aircraft, giving Höhndorf victory number 11 and Wintgens number 12. Lt Eric Rowland Farmer, flying G.100 7304, is captured. 2nd Lt Leslie Norris Graham, in 7471, is wounded and taken prisoner.

French ace Maxime Lenoir and pilot Lt Brindejonc share a victory over Fokker eindecker. Number 6 for Lenoir, unknown for Brindejonc.

French-American pilot Gervaise Raoul Lufbery, flying a Nieuport with N.124, the "Escadrille Americaine", shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 1.

German pilot Hugo Stöber, in a Fokker E.III, shoots down A Farman for victory number 2. The French crew are said to have escaped unharmned.

North Sea:
British freighter SS Claudia, 1,144 tons, bound from Middlesbrough for London with a load of steel and general cargo, hits a mine laid by Kurt Ramien in UC-1. Three lives are lost. Ramien's score is now 10 ships and 20,504 tons.

Gulf of Bothnia:
Kurt Albrech, commanding UB-36, begins his career with two captures: Swedish briganting Anna, 172 tons, travelling from Höggarn to Raumo, Finland with a load of ore and empty petrol casks, is stopped and scuttled off Raumo. Swedish steam coaster SS Pitea, 644 tons, bound from Sweden for Raumo, is taken as a prize. Albrecht's opening score is 2 ships and 816 tons.

Mediterranean Sea:
Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, in U-35, sinks four ships:
British freighter SS Britannic, 3,487 tons, bound from Tyne for Alexandria with a load of coal.
British freighter SS Ethelbryhta, 3,084 tons, carrying a load of hay from St Louis du Rhône to Salonica.
Tunisian sailing vessel Giuseppe Marta, 111 tons, cargo and route unknown.
Danish freighter SS Katholm, 1,324 tons, travelling from Newport to Malta with a load of coal.
All four are sunk with the deck gun. Von Arnauld's score is now 53 ships and 120,640 tons.

Adriatic Sea:
Italian patrol boat (ex-whaler) Ponente, 74 tons, is lost following a collision with Clio.

German East Africa:
British occupy Kikombo.

British flagship, battleship HMS Vengeance, joins operations against Dar-Es-Salaam.
0719 Cruiser HMS Hyacinth opens fire on observation station near Ras Upanga.
0741 Vengeance opens fire on lookout station near Kurasini.
0800 Shore battery opens fire on Hyacinth. Hyacinth weighs anchor and moves around, still firing.
0855 Vengeance weighs anchor and gets underway.
0858 Shore battery opens fire on Vengeance.
0900 Vengeance opens fire on shore battery.
0920 Armed whaler Pioneer opens fire on Ras Upanga. Tender Manica sends up an observation balloon.
1023 Hyacinth ceases fire and puts to sea.
1030 Vengeance ceases fire.
1145 Vengeance underway for return to Zanzibar.
1545 Vengeance, Hyacinth, Pioneer, Fly and Pickle arrive at Zanzibar harbour.

Meanwhile, at Mkwaja monitor HMS Severn opens fire on a group of natives waving a red flag. Firing from 1745 to 1815.

Canada:
Canadian sailing ship Mule, 145 tons, bound from Parrsboro to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia with a load of coal, founders four miles northwest of Prim Point, NS.

United States:
At 0208 hours, on Black Tom Island in New York Harbor, 50 tons of small arms ammunition on Johnson Barge No. 17 explodes, causing further explosions among the 1,000 tons of munitions stored on the island. The blast is felt as far away as Philadelphia. Windows are broken in lower Manhattan, 25 miles away. Some fragments lodge in the Statue of Liberty. The blast was determined to be a deliberate act of sabotage, but the whole truth was not discovered until many years later. One of the results of the blast was the closing of the staircase leading to the Statue of Liberty's torch. It has not reopened since.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tom_explosion

Black Tom is on the list of largest non-nuclear explosions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larges...ear_explosions

American schooner George E. Walcott, 1,388 tons, travelling from Buenos Aires to New York with a load of uebrach wood, catches fire at Black Tom, New Jersey, and sinks.

American schooner Julia A. Berkele, 160 tons, carrying a load of coal from New York to Nantucket, springs a leak and sinks at Tarpaulin Cove, Massachussets.

07-30-16, 01:43 PM	#1695
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	July 30, 1916 Western Front: Combined Allied advace north of Somme, from Delville Wood to the river. British make progress east of Waterlot Farm and Trones Wood; French reach outskirts of Maurepas. German attack on left bank of the Meuse repulsed. Eastern Front: In the direction of Kovel and in the region south of the Dniester towards Stanislau, Russians still pursue Austrians. Southern Front: Austrian attack in Tofana and the Adige Valley repulsed. Austrians reinforced, attakc three times in the Travignolo Valley without success. Air War: No. 3 Wing RNAS has first combat as part of a combined French/British force. Four Farmans, 1 Nieuport, 2 Sopwith bombers and 1 fighter. https://www.overthefront.com/over-th...ly-anticipated 1030 German pilot Hermann Göring, flying a Halberstadt D.II, shoots down a Caudron for victory number 3. This is Göring's first kill in a fighter, his first two coming in two-seaters. It also seems to be the first victory for the new German biplane fighter. German aces Walter Höhndorf and Kurt Wintgens, both in Fokker E.IVs, attack a formation of eight Martinsyde G.100s on a bombing mission. Each shoots down one aircraft, giving Höhndorf victory number 11 and Wintgens number 12. Lt Eric Rowland Farmer, flying G.100 7304, is captured. 2nd Lt Leslie Norris Graham, in 7471, is wounded and taken prisoner. French ace Maxime Lenoir and pilot Lt Brindejonc share a victory over Fokker eindecker. Number 6 for Lenoir, unknown for Brindejonc. French-American pilot Gervaise Raoul Lufbery, flying a Nieuport with N.124, the "Escadrille Americaine", shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 1. German pilot Hugo Stöber, in a Fokker E.III, shoots down A Farman for victory number 2. The French crew are said to have escaped unharmned. North Sea: British freighter SS Claudia, 1,144 tons, bound from Middlesbrough for London with a load of steel and general cargo, hits a mine laid by Kurt Ramien in UC-1. Three lives are lost. Ramien's score is now 10 ships and 20,504 tons. Gulf of Bothnia: Kurt Albrech, commanding UB-36, begins his career with two captures: Swedish briganting Anna, 172 tons, travelling from Höggarn to Raumo, Finland with a load of ore and empty petrol casks, is stopped and scuttled off Raumo. Swedish steam coaster SS Pitea, 644 tons, bound from Sweden for Raumo, is taken as a prize. Albrecht's opening score is 2 ships and 816 tons. Mediterranean Sea: Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, in U-35, sinks four ships: British freighter SS Britannic, 3,487 tons, bound from Tyne for Alexandria with a load of coal. British freighter SS Ethelbryhta, 3,084 tons, carrying a load of hay from St Louis du Rhône to Salonica. Tunisian sailing vessel Giuseppe Marta, 111 tons, cargo and route unknown. Danish freighter SS Katholm, 1,324 tons, travelling from Newport to Malta with a load of coal. All four are sunk with the deck gun. Von Arnauld's score is now 53 ships and 120,640 tons. Adriatic Sea: Italian patrol boat (ex-whaler) Ponente, 74 tons, is lost following a collision with Clio. German East Africa: British occupy Kikombo. British flagship, battleship HMS Vengeance, joins operations against Dar-Es-Salaam. 0719 Cruiser HMS Hyacinth opens fire on observation station near Ras Upanga. 0741 Vengeance opens fire on lookout station near Kurasini. 0800 Shore battery opens fire on Hyacinth. Hyacinth weighs anchor and moves around, still firing. 0855 Vengeance weighs anchor and gets underway. 0858 Shore battery opens fire on Vengeance. 0900 Vengeance opens fire on shore battery. 0920 Armed whaler Pioneer opens fire on Ras Upanga. Tender Manica sends up an observation balloon. 1023 Hyacinth ceases fire and puts to sea. 1030 Vengeance ceases fire. 1145 Vengeance underway for return to Zanzibar. 1545 Vengeance, Hyacinth, Pioneer, Fly and Pickle arrive at Zanzibar harbour. Meanwhile, at Mkwaja monitor HMS Severn opens fire on a group of natives waving a red flag. Firing from 1745 to 1815. Canada: Canadian sailing ship Mule, 145 tons, bound from Parrsboro to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia with a load of coal, founders four miles northwest of Prim Point, NS. United States: At 0208 hours, on Black Tom Island in New York Harbor, 50 tons of small arms ammunition on Johnson Barge No. 17 explodes, causing further explosions among the 1,000 tons of munitions stored on the island. The blast is felt as far away as Philadelphia. Windows are broken in lower Manhattan, 25 miles away. Some fragments lodge in the Statue of Liberty. The blast was determined to be a deliberate act of sabotage, but the whole truth was not discovered until many years later. One of the results of the blast was the closing of the staircase leading to the Statue of Liberty's torch. It has not reopened since. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tom_explosion Black Tom is on the list of largest non-nuclear explosions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larges...ear_explosions American schooner George E. Walcott, 1,388 tons, travelling from Buenos Aires to New York with a load of uebrach wood, catches fire at Black Tom, New Jersey, and sinks. American schooner Julia A. Berkele, 160 tons, carrying a load of coal from New York to Nantucket, springs a leak and sinks at Tarpaulin Cove, Massachussets. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 08-01-16 at 05:34 PM. Reason: Added Black Tom explosion