24th December 1916
Eastern Front
Battle continues near Ramnicu Sarat.
Southern Front
Lively British raids on Doiran front.
Political, etc.
General Hubert Lyautey is officially named the new French Minister of War.
Ship Losses:
HMT Abelard (Royal Navy) The naval trawler sank at Plymouth, Devon, possibly through striking a mine. Salvage efforts were abandoned on 11 January 1917.
Bargany (United Kingdom) The coaster was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Ouessant, Finistère, France (48°52′N 5°19′W) by
SM UC-17 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Harry W. Adams (United Kingdom) The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 46 nautical miles (85 km) north west by west of Cape Villano, Spain by
SM U-70 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.