May 2:
North Sea: Walter Forstmann, in U-39, sinks the trawlers St. Louis No. 1, 211 tons, and Sunray, 165 tons, bringing his score to 4 ships and 1,555 tons.
Claus Hansen, commanding U-41, sinks the Norwegian steamer SS America, 3,706 tons, sailing from Boston to Bergen with a general cargo. Hansen then attacks a British fishing fleet, sinking four trawlers - Cruiser, 146 tons, Mataban, 148 tons, Mercury, 222 tons, and St. George, 215 tons.
Mediterranean Sea: Collier SS Kendal Castle is sent ahead of the monitors' convoy to make arrangements for coaling at Port Said. Her crew are under restriction: no shore leave and no one from outside to be allowed on board.
German East Africa: HMS Chatham moves to Niororo Island and takes on more coal from SS Cento. Later Chatham moves to Koma Island.
HMS Hyacinth and Weymouth arrive at Zanzibar.
HMS Kinfauns Castle departs Fanjove Point for Durban.
HMS Laconia moves from Niororo Island to Mafia Island and back again.
Saudi Arabia: Escorted by Suleiman Pasha and a contingent of his guard, Hellmuth von Mücke's party of German sailors set out on camelback for Al Ula, roughly 150 miles away.
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