26th November 1917
Western Front
Heavy shelling about Ypres.
Southern Front
Sharp enemy attack repulsed in Brenta valley, two miles east of San Marino.
Political, etc.
Lord Rothermere appointed President of the Air Council.
Increase of pay to both Navy and Army announced.
Russian Constituent Assembly election, the first free election in Russian history, is held, with the Socialist-Revolutionary Party winning 40% of the votes. Bolsheviks win 24%.
Ship Losses:
Ango (France) The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom by SM UB-80 ( Kaiserliche Marine). She was beached but was later refloated.
RFA Crenella (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 146 nautical miles (270 km) west of Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland (49°47′N 10°58′W) by SM U-101 ( Kaiserliche Marine). She was escorted into port by USS Cushing ( United States Navy. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.
Drot (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Bristol Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) north-northeast of Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom (51°20′N 4°52′W) by SM U-96 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew.
Johan Mjelde (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) southeast of the Azores, Portugal (35°50′N 20°20′W) by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Pontida (Italy) The cargo ship struck a mine laid by UC 35 (Hans Paul Korsch) and sank in the Gulf of Genoa off Varazze, Liguria.
Zoea (Italian Royal Navy) The Medusa-class submarine was beached by a storm in the Adriatic Sea at Rimini, Italy. She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
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