May 6, 1916
Air War:
1745 Kurt Jentsch, in a German two-seater, brings down a Voisin for victory number 2. I previously had Jentsch listed as an observer, but he may have been the pilot.
Celtic Sea:
Walther Schwieger, commanding U-20, stops and sinks British sailing ship Galgate, 2,356 tons, bound from Portland, Oregon, for Falmouth with a load of barley. His score is now 30 ships and 120,030 tons.
Bristol Channel:
Norwegian freighter SS Speed, 707 tons, travelling from Swansea to Rouen with a load of coal, collides with SS Knutsford and is lost, along with five crew members who tried to run the ship aground to prevent her sinking.
North Sea:
Swedish barque Rosa, 242 tons, carrying a load of pit props from Arendal to West Hartlepool, runs aground at North Sunderland Point.
South Africa:
British coaster SS St. Ebba, 205 tons, en route from the Seychelles Islands to Durban with a load of whale oil, is wrecked at Cape Seal.
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