[Jimbuna]

21st April 1917

Western Front

British gain ground east of Fampoux (east of Arras).

Eastern Front

Decree of Russian War Minister re: Army.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

British capture Turkish front line at Istabulat (evacuated by Turks during night).

Cossacks repulse Kurds on Diala (north-west of Kasr-i-Shirin).

Naval

Two British destroyers are engaged by six German torpedo boats in the Dover Strait. British destroyers suffer damages and two German ships are sunk.

German submarine SM UC-30, credited with sinking 5 ships, hits a mine and sinks with all hands.

Political, etc.

In the ongoing offensives on the Western Front, Allied troops have captured 33,000 German prisoners and 330 artillery guns.

65,000 German shells have been fired on the city of Rheims since April 1st. French official calls it “abominable vandalism.”

In the first meeting of the new Spanish Cabinet, it announces the country will continue to maintain strict neutrality in the war.

Ship Losses:

Diadem (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south west by west of the Fastnet Rock by SM U-50 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Emile et Charlotte (France) The fishing vessel was sunk in the Bay of Biscay north east of the Île d'Yeu, Vendée by SM UC-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
SMS G42 (Kaiserliche Marine) Battle of Dover Strait: The Großes Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was rammed and sunk in the Strait of Dover by HMS Broke ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 36 of her 83 crew.
SMS G85 (Kaiserliche Marine) Battle of Dover Strait: The Großes Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Dover by HMS Swift ( Royal Navy).
Gerda (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of Sumburgh Head, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom by SM UC-55 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Giosue (Italy) The brigantine was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunis, Tunisia (37°53′N 10°06′E) by SM U-32 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Jedburgh (United Kingdom) The trawler was scuttled in the North Sea (35 nautical miles (65 km) north north west of Foula by SM UC-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Peik (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Coquet Island, Northumberland, United Kingdom by SM UC-44 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Pontiac (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 56 nautical miles (104 km) south west of the Fastnet Rock (50°31′N 10°09′W) by SM U-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two crew.
Sebek (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 145 nautical miles (269 km) north west of Tory Island, County Donegal (56°12′N 12°20′W) by SM U-70 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Skjold (Norway) The barque was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west north west of the Fastnet Rock (51°41′N 14°37′W) by SM U-61 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Telena (United Kingdom) The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 170 nautical miles (310 km) west north west of the Fastnet Rock (51°16′N 14°00′W) by SM U-61 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
SM UC-30 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UC II submarine struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 66 nautical miles (122 km) west of Nymindegab, Denmark with the loss of all 26 crew.
Ville de Dieppe (France) The barque was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime (45°59′N 1°52′W) by SM UC-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived and were rescued by a French Navy submarine.
Warrior (United Kingdom) The cargo ship struck a mine laid by UC 37 (Otto Launburg) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north east of the Fratelli Rocks, Tunisia with the loss of a crew member.
Yeovil (United Kingdom) The trawler was scuttled in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) north north west of Foula by SM UC-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.