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Sailor Steve · 01-01-17, 09:35 PM

January 1, 1917

Air War:
1515 Italian pilot Fulco di Clabria, flying a Nieuport 17, claims an Albatros two-seater, but it is unconfirmed.

1600 Italian ace Francesco Baracca, in a Nieuport 17, shoots down a Hansa-Brandenburg C.I for victory number 6.

English Channel:
Heinrich Küstner, commanding UB-39, sinks two ships north of Ile de Batz:
British freighter SS Holly Branch, 3,568 tons, bound from La Plata for Le Havre with a load of oats in bags.
French freighter SS Leon, 652 tons, travelling in ballast from Tréport to Brest.
Küstner's score is now 20 ships and 33,048 tons.

Friedrich Moecke, in UC-46, sinks Swedish freighter SS Goosebridge, 1,886 tons, carrying a load of coal from Port Talbot to Saint Nazaire. His score is now 9 ships and 13,342 tons.

North Sea:
British freighter SS Sussex, 5,686 tons, en route from Sydney to Dunkirk with a load of meat, hits a mine laid by Oskar Steckelberg in UC-1 north of Gravelines, just east of the Strait of Dover. The damaged ship is beached, then refloated and repaired.

Norwegian freighter SS Avis, 1,074 tons, carrying a load of coal from Methil to Svendborg, is wrecked off Østhassel, Norway.

Bay of Biscay:
Otto Wünsche, in U-70, sinks Greek freighter SS Tsirophinas, 3,015 tons, carrying a load of maize from Buenos Ayres to Belfast. His score is now 37 ships and 47,346 tons.

Portugal:
Heinrich Jeß, in U-79, sinks Norwegian freighter SS Laupar, 1,407 tons, en route from Malaga to Glasgow with a load of fish. His score is now 6 ships and 11,067 tons.

Otto Launberg, in UC-37, sinks Norwegian freighter SS Britannic, 2,289 tons, travelling from Almeria to Barrow with a load of irone ore, off Leixoes. This is his first sinking.

Mediterranean Sea:
Wolfgang Steinbauer, in UB-47, sinks British passenger liner SS Ivernia, 14,278 tons, south of Cape Matapan, the southernost point of Greece. Ivernia is acting as a troopship and suffers 125 casualties. Steinbauer's score is now 14 ships and 68,688 tons.

Heino von Heimburg, n UC-22, sinks British freighter SS Baycraig, 3,761 tons, carrying a load of sugar from Port Loouis, Maritius to Marseeille. His score is now 14 ships and 46,635 tons.

Zanzibar:
In anticipation of a long-overdue refit, the crew of monitor HMS Severn are transferred to HM Fleet Messenger Trent.

A note on sources: I don't post every source every day for the simple reason that there are so many.
Aviation sources consist of The Aerodrome website, Wikipedia's 1917 in Aviation page, Ciel de Gloire.com (Piotes As Francais), Albindenis.free.fr (Escadrilles Francaises), UKSerials.com, Specific Wiki pages on different pilots, and a variety of books I've purchased:
Under the Guns of the Red Baron, by Norman Franks, Hal Giblin and Nigel McCreery
Under the Guns of the German Aces, by Norman Franks and Hal Giblin
Under the Guns of the Kaiser's Aces, by Norman Franks and Hal Giblin
Sharks Among Minnows, by Norman Franks
KeKs and Fokkerstaffels, by Johan Ryheul
Albatros Aces of World War 1, by Norman Franks
Albatros Aces of World War 1, Part 2, by Greg Vanwyngarden
Albatros D.I-D.II, by James F. Miller
Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1, by Christopher Chant
DH.2 vs Albatros D.I/D.II, by James F. Miller
Early German Aces of World War 1, by Greg VanWyngarden
FE.2b/d vs Albatros Scouts: Western Front 1916-17, by James F. Miller
Nieuport 11 Bebe vs Fokker Eindecker, Western Front 1916, by Jon Guttman
Nieuport Aces of World War 1, by Norman Franks
Pusher Aces of World War 1, by Jon Guttman
Reconnaissance and Bomber Aces of World War 1, by Jon Guttman
Russian Aces of World War 1, by Victor Kulikov
SPAD VII Aces of World War 1, by Jon Guttman

Naval sources include U-boat.net, Wrecksite.eu, Naval History.net (British warships' logs), and a couple of books:
The Great War at Sea, by Richard Hough
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921

01-01-17, 09:35 PM	#2017
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	January 1, 1917 Air War: 1515 Italian pilot Fulco di Clabria, flying a Nieuport 17, claims an Albatros two-seater, but it is unconfirmed. 1600 Italian ace Francesco Baracca, in a Nieuport 17, shoots down a Hansa-Brandenburg C.I for victory number 6. English Channel: Heinrich Küstner, commanding UB-39, sinks two ships north of Ile de Batz: British freighter SS Holly Branch, 3,568 tons, bound from La Plata for Le Havre with a load of oats in bags. French freighter SS Leon, 652 tons, travelling in ballast from Tréport to Brest. Küstner's score is now 20 ships and 33,048 tons. Friedrich Moecke, in UC-46, sinks Swedish freighter SS Goosebridge, 1,886 tons, carrying a load of coal from Port Talbot to Saint Nazaire. His score is now 9 ships and 13,342 tons. North Sea: British freighter SS Sussex, 5,686 tons, en route from Sydney to Dunkirk with a load of meat, hits a mine laid by Oskar Steckelberg in UC-1 north of Gravelines, just east of the Strait of Dover. The damaged ship is beached, then refloated and repaired. Norwegian freighter SS Avis, 1,074 tons, carrying a load of coal from Methil to Svendborg, is wrecked off Østhassel, Norway. Bay of Biscay: Otto Wünsche, in U-70, sinks Greek freighter SS Tsirophinas, 3,015 tons, carrying a load of maize from Buenos Ayres to Belfast. His score is now 37 ships and 47,346 tons. Portugal: Heinrich Jeß, in U-79, sinks Norwegian freighter SS Laupar, 1,407 tons, en route from Malaga to Glasgow with a load of fish. His score is now 6 ships and 11,067 tons. Otto Launberg, in UC-37, sinks Norwegian freighter SS Britannic, 2,289 tons, travelling from Almeria to Barrow with a load of irone ore, off Leixoes. This is his first sinking. Mediterranean Sea: Wolfgang Steinbauer, in UB-47, sinks British passenger liner SS Ivernia, 14,278 tons, south of Cape Matapan, the southernost point of Greece. Ivernia is acting as a troopship and suffers 125 casualties. Steinbauer's score is now 14 ships and 68,688 tons. Heino von Heimburg, n UC-22, sinks British freighter SS Baycraig, 3,761 tons, carrying a load of sugar from Port Loouis, Maritius to Marseeille. His score is now 14 ships and 46,635 tons. Zanzibar: In anticipation of a long-overdue refit, the crew of monitor HMS Severn are transferred to HM Fleet Messenger Trent. A note on sources: I don't post every source every day for the simple reason that there are so many. Aviation sources consist of The Aerodrome website, Wikipedia's 1917 in Aviation page, Ciel de Gloire.com (Piotes As Francais), Albindenis.free.fr (Escadrilles Francaises), UKSerials.com, Specific Wiki pages on different pilots, and a variety of books I've purchased: Under the Guns of the Red Baron, by Norman Franks, Hal Giblin and Nigel McCreery Under the Guns of the German Aces, by Norman Franks and Hal Giblin Under the Guns of the Kaiser's Aces, by Norman Franks and Hal Giblin Sharks Among Minnows, by Norman Franks KeKs and Fokkerstaffels, by Johan Ryheul Albatros Aces of World War 1, by Norman Franks Albatros Aces of World War 1, Part 2, by Greg Vanwyngarden Albatros D.I-D.II, by James F. Miller Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1, by Christopher Chant DH.2 vs Albatros D.I/D.II, by James F. Miller Early German Aces of World War 1, by Greg VanWyngarden FE.2b/d vs Albatros Scouts: Western Front 1916-17, by James F. Miller Nieuport 11 Bebe vs Fokker Eindecker, Western Front 1916, by Jon Guttman Nieuport Aces of World War 1, by Norman Franks Pusher Aces of World War 1, by Jon Guttman Reconnaissance and Bomber Aces of World War 1, by Jon Guttman Russian Aces of World War 1, by Victor Kulikov SPAD VII Aces of World War 1, by Jon Guttman Naval sources include U-boat.net, Wrecksite.eu, Naval History.net (British warships' logs), and a couple of books: The Great War at Sea, by Richard Hough Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921 __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 01-03-17 at 05:37 PM.