6th May 1915
Western Front
Second Battle of Ypres: British recover some trenches on Hill 60.
Eastern Front
Austria-Hungarian troops recaptures Tarnow (Galicia) and drive the Russians back across Wisloka River.
Southern Front
Dardanelles: 2nd Battle of Krithia begins as Allied troops again attempt taking the village, but is unable to advance more than a few hundred meters.
Sub-Lt Arthur Walderne St Clair Tisdall RNVR (Anson Battalion, RN Division) killed ashore on 6th, awarded Victoria Cross for gallantry.
Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea
Two sorties towards the German coast were thwarted by dense fog and resultant collisions involving three destroyers:
Comet and Nemesis, H-class, 970t, 2nd DF Grand Fleet, two of eight destroyers escorting minelayer Orvieto from Scapa into Heligoland Bight. In collision, Nemesis "seriously damaged"; no casualties.
Lennox, L-class, c1,300t, 3rd DF, with Harwich Force of light cruisers and destroyers escorting seaplane carriers for attempted raid, fog so thick twice had to anchor. Lennox rammed by one of the carriers and Force recalled; no casualties.
Western Mediterranean
TB.92, torpedo boat, Thornycroft 140ft-type, 130t, 1894, 3-3pdr/3-14in tt, Gibraltar Patrol, with one or more TB's watching area to east of Gibraltar for expected U-boats entering the Mediterranean, sighted submarine. Torpedo fired at TB.92, 40 miles W of Alboran island, submarine dived and two attempts made to ram. Believed to be U.21 which left the Ems on 25 April, reaching Cattaro on 13 May.
Political etc.
Mr. Harcourt makes a statement as to poisoning of wells by Germans in south-west Africa.
Ship Losses:
Candidate ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in St. George's Channel 13 nautical miles (24 km) south by east of the Coningbeg Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM U-20 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Centurion ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in St. George's Channel 120 nautical miles (220 km) south of the Coningbeg Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM U-20 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Don ( United Kingdom): The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) east by south of Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of seven of her crew.
Merrie Islington ( United Kingdom): The trawler was captured and scuttled in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) north north east of Whitby, Yorkshire by SM U-9 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her nine crew survived.
Truro ( United Kingdom): The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) east north east of St Abb's Head, Berwickshire by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[30][44] Her twenty crew were rescued by Tanjeu ( Norway).
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