February 7, 1916:
Eastern Front:
Heavy artillery duel around Riga.
Air War:
No. 24 Squadron takes its DH.2s to France, led by Lanoe Hawker.
English pilot Frederick Powell, in his FE.8 7457, claims another Aviatik two-seater, but it is again listed as "Unconfirmed".
Irish Sea:
British sailing ship SV Enterprise, 133 tons, sailing from Liverpool to Silloth, runs aground and is wrecked near Whitehaven.
Ligurian Sea:
Italian barque SV St. Joseph, 1,007 tons, bound from Philadelphia to Savona, Italy with a load of coal, stops at Nice, France. On February 7th she departs Nice and is not heard from again.
Atlantic Ocean:
French fishing boat Dupleix, 58 tons, is working off the coast of Brittany when the crew apparently bring a mine aboard in their net. the explosion destroys the small craft, killing all the crew.
Danish schooner SV Vigilant is abandoned off the Outer Hebrides. The crew are rescued. Vigilant will later be recovered and towed to Stornoway.
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Last edited by Sailor Steve; 02-08-16 at 06:42 PM.
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