1915 |
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JANUARY 1915 |
|
01 |
Ulan mineseeking in Meleda Channel. |
Fri |
Tb 52T unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine. |
01/04 |
Warasdiner mineseeking. |
04 |
Admiral Haus suggested using Novara to run 300t of
munitions to Smyrna for Dardanelles but idea was rejected. |
05 |
Csepel at Pola for cleaning of oil tanks and fitting of further
machine-guns. Lika (I) at Pola. |
06 |
Csikós submarine-searching near Sebenico. |
Dinara on Sebenico station. |
|
07 |
Turul and Huszar onto Sebenico station. |
10 |
Novara joined fleet. |
11 |
Wildfang returned to service. |
17 |
French submarine Saphir (392t) wrecked in avoiding
Dardanelles minefield. |
18 |
Tb 2 rescued sailor from Italian SS Varese west of
Peneda. |
20 |
Lika (I) in dock for screw change until 01
Feb. |
24 |
Huszar at Pola. |
26 |
Tatra transferred to the Bocche. |
28 |
Tb 54T at Pola for boiler change. |
29 |
Tb 73F at Sebenico. |
31 |
Tug Pronta requisitioned for towing duties with
Sebenico District Naval Command. |
French submarine Curie (397t) raised in Pola
harbour. |
|
FEBRUARY 1915 |
|
Balaton onto Cattaro station. |
|
01 |
Kaiserin und Königin Maria Theresia to
Sebenico with Tb 6. |
Mon |
Ulan searching for submarines off Budua. Lika (I)
returned to service. |
02/03 |
Tb 6 searching for enemy submarines off Chereseo. |
03 |
Planet brought in wreck of flying boat E21. |
05 |
SS Radium, collier, returned to her owners. |
11 |
Wildfang transferred to Sebenico station. |
14 |
Leopard assigned to be school ship of
torpedo school (until 15 May). |
Uskoke on patrol as far as Makarska with U6. |
|
Csikós shelled Montenegrin positions at Antivari with Tb 15 and
Tb 68F. |
|
16 |
Lika (I) at Sebenico. U12 at Pola. |
17 |
Dampfer I returned to her owners. |
18 |
Tatra, Balaton and Orjen in attack in Strait of
Otranto. |
23 |
Tb 56T, Tb 76T, Tb 77T, Tb 78T, Tb 80T
and Tb 81T at Pola. Tb 74T and Tb 75T to Pola. |
24 |
French destroyer Dague (720t) mined off Antivari. |
27 |
Unsuccessful offensive to break siege of Przemysl; siege
continued until 14 Mar. |
Dampfer XX (SS Fram) at Sebenico. |
|
MARCH 1915 |
|
01 Mon |
Tb 66F and Tb 67F in action against Antivari. |
01/02 |
Ulan and Streiter protecting torpedo boat attack on
Antivari Harbour. |
Csikós and Tb 57T in action against Antivari; torpedoed
Montenegrin royal yacht Rumija (140t). |
|
02 |
Pandur in dock at Pola until 06 Mar. |
03 |
Tb 69F and Tb 72F on reconnaissance off Antivari. |
04 |
Aerial attack on French squadron south of Antivari. |
Turkish request to buy 3 Austro-Hungarian submarines for
Dardanelles defence; only 2 currently operational and request turned down. |
|
British trawler Manx Hero (221t) sunk by mine in
Mediterranean. |
|
05 |
Air raid against Antivari. |
06 |
Pandur returned to service. |
15 |
German decision to send UB7 and UB8 to Pola
by rail in sections. |
18 |
Orjen at Sebenico. Tb 56T at Sebenico until 12 Apr. Tb
75T to Sebenico. Tb 81T at Sebenico. |
19 |
Unsuccessful attempt by Austro-Hungarian troops to break
out from Przemysl. |
22 |
110,000 Austro-Hungarian troops surrendered to Russians at
Przemysl, ending second siege. |
23 |
Air raid against Antivari-Virpazar railway line. |
25 |
Uskoke on patrol as far as Makarska with U4. |
26 |
Dinara submarine-searching off Spalato. |
31 |
Turul transferred from Sebenico to Cattaro. |
Air raid against Antivari station. |
|
APRIL 1915 |
|
SS Fasana requisitioned as minesweeper at
Sebenico. |
|
SS Colibri returned to her owners. SS
Liburnia hired briefly. Tug C returned to her owners. |
|
01 |
Warasdiner onto Cattaro station. |
Thurs |
Order placed with AG Weser of Bremen for two U-Boots
(which became U10 and U11). |
Dampfer XIX (SS Hrvat) returned to her owners; SS
Zichy requisitioned as replacement. |
|
03 |
Ulan to Pola. |
Tender Nr. 9 transferred to 19 Corps. |
|
Italian denunciation of Triple Alliance. |
|
06 |
Austria-Hungary informed by Italy of her demands as price
for neutrality: Trentino; Dalmatian Islands of Gorizia and Gardisca; primacy
in Albania - not accepted. |
07 |
Bread and flour coupons issued for first time in Wien. |
08 |
Tug Stolvio requisitioned for use at Pola Arsenal
and Harbour. |
09 |
Sankt Georg at Pola. |
10 |
Tatra in attack on Strait of Otranto. Triglav (I) to
Cattaro from Sebenico for attack on Strait of Otranto. Orjen in action
with Helgoland south of San Maria di Leuca. |
Reassembly of German UB7 and UB8 completed. |
|
Italian-held Durazzo shelled by Albanian rebels. |
|
11 |
Use of bread coupons came into effect in Wien and
Niederösterreich (rationing in Austria lasted until Nov 1922). |
12 |
SS Trieste D sank in triest harbour due to
overloading; not raised until 30 Jan due to unavailability of SS Belrorie and
SS Titan. |
13 |
Komet assisting Dampfer XIX near Torcola. |
Velebit at Pola until 06 May for
installation of additional weaponry. Balaton at Pola. |
|
Tb 51T transferred from Sebenico to Pola. |
|
15 |
Liability to military service in Austria-Hungary extended
to those aged up to 50. |
Huszar to Cattaro. |
|
German UB3 transferred to Pola by rail. |
|
142,000 Italian troops at Austrian border. |
|
Military conscription extended to age 50 in
Austria-Hungary. |
|
16 |
Italian-held Durazzo again shelled by Albanian rebels. |
Csepel at Pola. |
|
17 |
Uskoke on patrol with U12. |
SS Filippo Artelli officially hired. |
|
18 |
Pandur to Cattaro. |
19 |
Csikós mineseeking in Drin Bay. |
20 |
Szigetvár at Pola. |
21 |
Mb Kelvin purchased. |
22 |
SS Francesca requisitioned for use as
transport between Sebenico, Pola and Triest. |
23 |
Csikós at Pola. |
24 |
Warasdiner mineseeking with Pandur in
Bojana estuary; shelled enemy positions at Antivari. |
25 |
Allied landing at Gallipoli, Turkey. |
SS Sirana returned to her owners. |
|
26 |
Secret London Pact between Italy and Allies - Italy to
enter War within one month; promised South Tirol (to Brenner Pass), Istria,
Triest and Dalmatia (except Fiume) as booty. |
SS Cement requisitioned for use at
Castelnuovo |
|
27 |
French cruiser Léon Gambetta (12,500t) sunk in ten
minutes by two torpedoes from U5(von Trapp) in Strait of Otranto; 684
drowned, 137 survivors. French cruisers withdrawn from Otranto blockade. |
Austro-Hungarian fleet warned of likely war with Italy. |
|
30 |
Blitz to Pola for repairs. |
MAY 1915 |
|
SS Bosnia transported guns fo shelling Mt.
Lovcen. |
|
Tug Ponsal returned to her owners. |
|
01 Sat |
Reka and Csikós escorted Novara from Pola to
Cattaro. |
02 |
Novara left Cattaro towing German UB8 for release in
Ionian Sea. |
03 |
Tb 15 rescued army pilot off Traste. |
Tender/tug Fiume requisitioned for use at Pola
Arsenal and Harbour. |
|
04 |
Italy withdrew from Triple Alliance. |
Szigetvár at Pola. |
|
05 |
Csikós and Reka at Pola. Tb 76T to the Bocche. |
Tug Sebino requisitioned for use at Pola Arsenal
and Harbour. |
|
06 |
Novara escaped French warships off Cephalonia having
successfully towed and released German UB8, which was destined for
Constantinople (arrived 11 May). |
Velebit returned to service. Tatra in
dock at Pola for screw change until 12 May. |
|
07 |
Sinking of SS Lusitania (32,000t) by German U20 off South
West Ireland - 1198 of 1959 lost, including 128 US citizens. |
SS Pelagosa requisitioned as patrol craft at
Fasana. |
|
08 |
Warasdiner on reconnaissance off Pelagosa. |
Csepel in dock for screw change. |
|
09 |
Meat consumption in Austria restricted to five days per
week (six was normal). |
10 |
Tb 77T minesseking off Ancona. |
Naval convention signed in Paris by Britain, Italy and
France: |
|
First Fleet to be based at Brindisi - part of Italian
battle fleet plus 12 French destroyers, 6 French submarines, 4 British
battleships, 4 British cruisers and British aircraft. |
|
Second Fleet as support, based at Taranto, Malta and
Bizerte. |
|
11 |
Triglav (I) from Pola to Sebenico with U12
(German UB7) and thence to Ionian Sea. |
Start of Austro-Hungarian mobilisation on Italian front. |
|
12 |
Komet transporting mines from Pola to Metkovic. Tatra
returned to service. Uskoke at Sebenico. |
Meat ration for naval personnel reduced from 400g to 300g;
bread ration reduced from 500g to 520g. |
|
13 |
German U21 arrived at Cattaro from Germany bound
for Constantinople. |
15 |
Leopard reassigned from torpedo school to
local defence work. Blitz to the Bocche with mines. |
15/16 |
Triglav towed UB7 through Straits
of Otranto, bound for Constantinople (arrived 21 Jun). |
16 |
Austro-Hungarian concessions to Italy. |
17 |
Tb 13 shelled by Montenegrin battery. |
18 |
Tatra carried German Navy officer to Gjenovic to establish
U-Boot station. |
Sebenico established as guard ship at
Novigrod (until 1917). |
|
British capture of SS Proton (Greek ship of 1000t
hired by Germany as U-Boot supply ship) in Eastern Mediterranean; subsequently
interned at Alexandria. |
|
19 |
Streiter on watch off Pelagosa until 22
May. Uskoke and Lika (I) patrolling between Pelagosa and
Lagosta until 22 May. |
Four Austro-Hungarian submarines at sea with cruisers and
torpedo vessels to prevent surprise Italian attack. |
|
21 |
Further Austro-Hungarian concessions to Italy. |
Finanzdampfer Adria requisitioned as harbour
defence vessel attached to Mars. |
|
SS Magyar rehired for use as coal transport
at Pola. |
|
Motorboot 5 requisitioned from Triest Excise
Directorate for use as dispatch boat at Pola. |
|
23 |
ITALIAN DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (but
not yet against Germany - see 28 August 1916) at 16.00 hrs. |
Austro-Hungarian Fleet departed Pola at 20.00 hrs. |
|
Huszar minelaying. Warasdiner put to sea with U9
(German UB3) from Pola; latter destined for Constantinople but lost
without trace. |
|
23/24 |
Dinara and Tb 53T in action against Ancona. Triglav
(I) on security duties off Ancona. Tb 3 in action against Italian
coast. |
Lika (I) on reconnaissance between
Pelagosa and Cape Gargano; shelled semaphore and radio station at Vieste;
engaged Italian destroyer Turbine (330t). Orjen securing
Pelagosa-Cape Gargano route during attack on Italian coast. |
|
Italian dirigible Cittŕ di Jesi chased back to
Italy. |
|
24 |
Following ships engaged in major shelling of
military,naval and strategic installations at Ancona: |
Erzherzog Karl, Erzherzog Friedrich,
Erzherzog Ferdinand Max,Habsburg, Arpád, Babenberg,Erzherzog
Franz Ferdinand, four destroyers (including Csikós) and
twenty torpedo boats. |
|
Viribus Unitis, Tegetthoff
and Prinz Eugen also bombarded Ancona, then returned to Pola. |
|
Velebit in action against Ancona; shelled
Italian airship Cittŕ di Ferrara. |
|
Radetzky and two torpedo boats bombarded
Pótenza, then returned to Pola for rest of War. |
|
Zrinyi, with Tb 3 and Tb 4 which had been
minesweeping, bombarded Senigalia, destroying a train and damaging railway
station and a bridge, then returned to Pola for rest of War. Tb 3
unsuccessfully bombed by Italian airship. |
|
Admiral Spaun and Wildfang
shelled Italian signal station at Cretaccio Island. |
|
Sankt Georg, with two torpedo boats, shelled
Rimini, damaging a freight train. |
|
Streiter shelled signal station near Torre
di Mileto. |
|
Szigetvar in action in Northern Adriatic. |
|
Novara and Scharfschütze, with two torpedo boats (Tb
78T and Tb 79T), entered Corsini Channel and shelled torpedo boat
station, semaphore station, trenches and battery positions. Tb 80T and
Tb 81T in action against Porto Corsini. |
|
Helgoland, aided by Ulan, Lika, Csepel and
Tatra, sank Italian destroyer Turbine south of Pelagosa and took
35 PoWs. Tatra shelled railway embankment near Manfredonia; picked up
survivors from Italian destroyer Turbine. Csepel shelled
Manfredonia station; exchange with Italian destroyer Turbine and then
picked up survivors, |
|
Satellit and Uskoke on escort duty
for group shelling Italian coast. |
|
Austro-Hungarian flying boats shelled Venice and airship
hangars at Chiaravalle. |
|
Italian destroyer Zeffiro (330t) attacked Porto
Buso, destroying pier and taking prisoners. Mb Leni sunk by enemy
shell off Porto Buso; recovered. |
|
Spalato returned to service - local
defence at Pola. |
|
Tug/tenders Mondina, Natissa and Rosandra
requisitioned for use at Pola. Tug Duino rehired for use at Pola. Tug Aquileja
A requisitioned for use at Pola Arsenal. |
|
25 |
Tb 15 hunting enemy submarine off Punta d’Ostro. |
SS Belrorie requisitioned as sea rescue
vessel. SS Cementi returned to her owners. SS Titan requisitioned
as rescue tug at Pola. Tug B requisitioned for use at Pola. Tug Titan
requisitioned for use at Pola Arsenal and for rescue duties. |
|
Two Pontonkran 25t and one Pontonkran 40t
hired for use at Pola Arsenal. Pontonkran 40t hired for use at Cattaro. |
|
British battleship Triumph (11,895t) sunk by German
U21 off Gabe Tepe; 73 lost. |
|
Six French seaplanes transferred to Venice under Italian
maritime control. |
|
26 |
U-boot fired torpedoes at Italian ships at Venice. |
Italian blockade of Austria-Hungary announced. |
|
Italian dirigible bombed Sebenico. |
|
27 |
Erzherzog Eugen placed in command of troops on Italian
front. |
Saida and Tb 53T to Sebenico. |
|
Tb 5 hunting enemy submarine off Rovigno. |
|
Air raid against Venice. Italian airship Citta di
Ferrara raided Sebenico and Proljansee. |
|
Steam yacht Theodor rehired for use at Pola. |
|
British battleship Majestic (14,820t) sunk by
German U21 off Gabe Tepe. |
|
28 |
Tb 67F at Pola. |
29 |
Valona reinforced by Italians. |
Austro-Hungarian aircraft bombed Venice Arsenal. |
|
Steam launch Valdarche rehired for duties at Pola. |
|
30 |
Turul at Pola for boiler change until 06 Jun. |
Balaton to Lissa with U6. |
|
Cyklop in collision with Dampfer XX; Cyklop sank. |
|
Pola and Monfalcone bombarded by Italian destroyers; Pola
bombarded Italian dirigible |
|
31 |
Tb 15 salvaged army aircraft off Kobila. |
Italian scout cruiser Quarto (3271t) recovered
Austro-Hungarian seaplane which had ditched after bombing Brindisi and Bari. |
|
JUNE 1915 |
|
Streiter mineseeking off Istrian coast and
in Gulf of Triest, including towing damaged flying boat L42 into
Triest, during Jun and Jul. |
|
Incomplete Tb 82F, Tb 84F and Tb 86F
towed from Porto Ré to Pola for completion; incomplete Tb 90F
and Tb 91F towed from Porto Ré to Novigrad. |
|
Italians raised Austro-Hungarian barge Monfalcone
(525t) from Isonzo river; rebuilt at Venice as floating battery. |
|
01 |
Ulan minelaying in Gulf of Triest. Uskoke to Pola for
minelaying in Gulf of Triest. Huszar searching |
Tues |
for flying boat L41. |
Austro-Hungarians bombed Bari and Brindisi. Flying boat L32
lost after Brindisi raid (pilot had been wounded by rifle fire from
British light cruiser Amethyst (3000t)); L32 recovered by
British cruiser Dublin (5400t). |
|
Air raid against Brindisi. Italian raid on
Austro-Hungarian coastal installations. |
|
French floatplane squadron arrived at Venice. |
|
02 |
Austro-German army marched back into Przemysl. |
03 |
Tb Whitehead requisitioned for use at Brioni
U-boot station. Mb Lazarus requisitioned for use at Pola Flying
Station. Motorboot V requisitioned from Whitehead for use at Pola
Naval Arsenal. Motorboot 6 requisitioned from S.T.T. for use at Pola
Naval Arsenal. |
French torpedo cruiser Casabianca (970t) sunk on
one of her own mines. |
|
04 |
German UB1 and UB15 rail-transported to
Pola; became Austro-Hungarian U10 and U11. |
British drifter flotilla left Poole for service in Aegean |
|
05 |
Velebit minelaying off Spalato. |
Motorboot VI requisitioned from Whitehead for
use at Pola Naval Arsenal. Mb Scirocco requisitioned. |
|
Italian cruisers shelled Dalmatian Islands’ lighthouses
(Lissa, Sagosta, Cazza)and stations and Ragusa-Cattaro railway. |
|
06 |
Turul returned to service at Pola. |
Tb 51T, Tb 54T, Tb 56T, Tb 73F and Tb
77T laying mines off Spalato. |
|
08 |
Turul returned to Cattaro. |
Csikós unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine 30 nm off
Pola. |
|
Italian airship attack on Fiume. L48 brought down
Italian airship Cittŕ di Ferrara. Tb 4 rescued her crew. |
|
SS Radium rehired to transport magnesite. |
|
08 or 10 |
U1I (German UB15) sank Italian submarine Medusa
(248t) off Porto di Piave Vecchia. |
09 |
Mixed force of British, French and Italian ships shelled
Austro-Hungarian signal station at Cape Rondini in Albania. |
British cruiser Dublin (5400t) torpedoed by U4
west of San Giovanni di Medua, forcing her to return to Brindisi and
necessitating extensive repairs. Italian armoured cruiser Giuseppe
Garibaldi (7350t) also attacked but unsuccessfully. British trawler Schiehallion
(198t) sunk by mine in Mediterranean. |
|
Italian Third Army, supported by Navy, captured
Monfalcone. |
|
10 |
Italian submarine Medusa (248t) sunk by U11
(German UB15) off Venice. |
14 |
Tb 78T and Tb 81T minelaying off Lagosta. |
15 |
SS Egida requisitioned for patrol duties
in the Quarnero and off Fiume. SS Nautilus requisitioned. Mb
Ottilie requisitioned for use at Castelnuovo Salvage Depot. |
16 |
Velebit minelaying off Spalato. |
SS Gelida requisitioned for use as depot
ship for frozen meat at Castelnuovo. |
|
17 |
Sankt Georg, Tb 57T, Tb 78T and
Tb79T in attack on Italian coast; Tb 62T, Tb 63T, Tb
64F, Tb 67F, Tb 68F, Tb 69F, Tb 70F, Tb
72F, Tb 74T, Tb 75T and Tb 77T in action against
Rimini. |
17/18 |
Novara, Admiral Spaun, Ulan, Tb 55T
and Tb 74T on reconnaissance off Italian coast. Tb 74T
torpedoed Italian steamer Maria Grazia off Giulianova. |
18 |
Novara and Admiral Spaun in attack at Rimini, with
Scharfschütze and Uskoke. |
Warasdiner on escort duty with U4. |
|
Fanň shelled by Austro-Hungarian squadron. |
|
Italian freighter Maria Grazia torpedoed by Tb
74 off Giulianova. |
|
19 |
Novara and Admiral Spaun shelled Italian signal
station, supported by Ulan. |
20 |
Tb 77T at Pola for repairs. Mb Lilly purchased. |
German UB15 joined fleet as U11. |
|
20/1/4 |
Wildfang mineseeking off Istrian coast. |
20/4/8 |
Ulan mineseeking in Gulf of Triest. |
21 |
SS Sirena rehired. SS Gilda requisitioned
and loaded with magnesite and equipment at Triest. |
23 |
Start of First Battle of the Isonzo (until 07 July). |
SS Gilda ran aground then hit mine 3˝ nm
west north west of Punta Salvore; sank, without loss of life. |
|
23 or 27 |
Serbian troops occupied Durazzo. |
24 |
Tb 60T searching for mines off Salvore; struck and three lost. |
25/26 |
SS Sarajevo torpedoed by 2 Italian MAS boats
in Durazzo harbour. |
27 |
Uskoke in action at Pesaro and Fanň. |
U10 (ex-German UB1) sank Italian torpedo boat 5PN
(120t) in Gulf of Venice. |
|
German UC12 transferred to Cattaro, being first
German U-Boot stationed there. |
|
Air raid against Brindisi. |
|
28 |
U4 found downed flying boat L43 and towed her to the
Bocche. |
29 |
Montenegrin troops occupied Skutari. |
30 |
Italian troops repelled on line from Sagrado to
Monfalcone. |
SS Triest D finally raised (see 21 Apr). |
|
JULY 1915 |
|
Wildfang mineseeking off Istrian coast
until Sep. |
|
SS Nautilus returned to her owners.. |
|
01 |
Scharfschütze minelaying in Gulf of Triest. |
Thurs |
U11 attacked by French seaplane from Venice. |
German U-Boot half flotilla officially formed at Pola. |
|
Gallinara (106t), Italy’s first Q-ship,
commissioned. |
|
Italian offensive on lower Isonzo repulsed. |
|
02 |
Italian torpedo boat 17OS (120t) mined off Pirano
by one of her own mines. |
04 |
Admiral Spaun at Pola. |
French auxiliary cruiser Carthage (1910t) torpedoed
by German U21 off Gallipoli. |
|
05 |
Csikós mineseeking off Istrian coast. |
05/06 |
Wildfang minelaying with Chamäleon
off Po delta. |
06 |
Ulan and Csikós covering Chamäleon. Tb 75T
minelaying off Po delta. |
06/07 |
Italian cruiser Amalfi (9800t) sunk 20 nm off
Venice by torpedo from U26 (German UB14); 66 lost. |
07 |
Balaton towed German U-Boot U18 to
Cattaro. |
End of First Battle of the Isonzo. |
|
Montenegrin troops repelled near Trebinje. |
|
08 |
Reka mineseeking near Sebenico. Dinara mineseeking. Tb
71F at Castelnuovo. |
Italian dirigible Cittŕ di Ferrara shot down by
Austro-Hungarian aircraft near Lussin when en route to attack Rijeka (or
possibly 08 Jun?). |
|
09 |
Order placed with Whithead of Fiume for Havmanden class of
submarines (U20 to U23; delivered Aug to Nov 1917). |
10 |
Turul towed German U-Boot U25 from the Bocche out to
sea. |
11 |
Mb Delfino purchased. |
Venice bombed by Austro-Hungarians for fourth time. |
|
Italians occupy apparently unoccupied Pelagosa Island,
landing 40-90 men and two 3 inch guns, as a prelude to occupying Lagosta
Island. |
|
12 |
Italians discovered six Austro-Hungarian signalmen hiding
on Pelagosa. |
Lagosta Island scouted and shelled by French, but Italian
government vetoed French occupation. |
|
13 |
Tatra shelled radio station on Pelagosa following aerial
reconnaissance; deterred by French submarine Fresnel (398t), which was
bombed by Austro-Hungarian seaplane. |
15 |
Dinara mineseeking. Huszar undergoing boiler change at
Pola until 01 Aug. Tb 51T at Sebenico. |
German UB1 joined fleet as U10. |
|
16 |
Turul in action against Bari. |
17 |
Bulgaria signed treaty of alliance with Central Powers |
Tb 61T rescued crew of L49 16 nm off Punta d’Ostro and
took L45 under tow to the Bocche. |
|
Air raid against Bari Station and Barletta. |
|
Italian flagship cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi (7350t)
spotted by Austro-Hungarian aircraft shortly after leaving Brindisi. |
|
18 |
Giuseppe Garibaldi sunk 15 nm off Gravosa by U4
while bombarding Ragusa-Cattaro railway; 50 of 590 lost. Italian scout
cruiser Marsala (3575t) shelled Gravosa station. Italian scout cruiser
Quarto (3271t) and three Italian destroyers attacked installation at
Guiparra. |
German light cruiser Breslau damaged by Russian
mine; out of action for several months. |
|
Start of Second Battle of the Isonzo (until 03 Aug). |
|
19 |
Tb 51T, Tb 54T and Tb 73F laying mines off Lissa. |
German UC13 arrived at Pola by rail; assembled as
cargo submarine. |
|
20 |
Tb 58T unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine off Porer. |
20/23 |
Saida and Reka shelled bridges on Aso and Tessino. |
22 |
Warasdiner escorted U24. |
22/23 |
Tatra shelled railway bridge at Termoli. |
23 |
Scharfschütze, Tb 55T, Tb 62T and
Tb 69F minelaying in Gulf of Triest. |
Velebit shelled railway bridges over Aso
and Tessino. |
|
Dinara in attack on San Bernadetto railway line and Grottamare
railway station; came under machine-gun fire. |
|
Balaton, Triglav and Lika (I)
with Tb 81T in attack on Italian coast. |
|
Austro-Hungarian cruisers and destroyers shelled Ortona,
Termoli and Tremiti Islands. |
|
Tb 74T and Tb 78T shelling Italian coast. |
|
Tender Nr.10 requisitioned for use by Triest
Mine Search Group and for towing duties. |
|
Innsbruck bombed by Italians. |
|
23/24 |
Csepel in action against Italian coast. |
24 |
Tb 63T searching for submarine off Triest. |
SS Belrorie returned to her owners. |
|
26 |
Austro-Hungarian submarine supply station at Lagosta
Island destroyed by French. |
French submarine Mariotte (531t) sunk by German
U-Boot in Dardanelles. |
|
27 |
Novara and Admiral Spaun in action
against Ancona. Also Streiter, which had to tow downed L42 to
Pola. Tb 75T in action between Pesaro and Fanň. Tb 76T shelled
by Italian batteries while attacking Ancona. Tb 79T in action against
Italian coast. |
Scharfschütze in dock at Pola for repairs until
24 Aug. |
|
27/28 |
Helgoland, Saida, Balaton, Csepel,
Lika (I), Tatra, Triglav (I) and Orjen plus Tb
74T, Tb 77T, Tb 80T and Tb 81T in action at
Austro-Hungarian landing attempts at Pelagosa; 108 troops landed but repulsed
for two weeks. Balaton unsuccessfully torpedoed by French submarine Ampčre
(398t). |
Austro-Hungarian cruisers and destroyers shelled
Ancona-Pesaro railway and Fanň with aircraft support. |
|
30 |
Velebit mineseeking off Sebenico. |
31 |
Four Erzherzog battleships, three cruisers and
sixteen destroyers left Pola, returning 48 hours later. |
Dampfer II returned to her owners. |
|
Tug San Marco requisitioned for towing duties at
Triest. |
|
AUGUST 1915 |
|
SS Illiria requistioned for use on Black
Sea. |
|
British transport Royal Edward (11,117t) sunk in
Gulf of Cos by German UB14; over 900 lost. |
|
01 |
Huszar returned to service. Reka
under repair at Pola until 14 Sep. |
Sun |
Restored French submarine Curie commissioned in
Kriegsmarine as U14. |
02 |
Huszar at Cattaro. |
03 |
End of Second Battle of the Isonzo. |
05 |
U5 sank Italian submarine Nereide (225t) off Pelagosa. |
Italian dirigible Cittŕ di Jesi shot down by
anti-aircraft fire near Pola; brought into Pola by Tb 79T. Also
involved in search were Satellit, Tb 9 and Tb 39. |
|
06 |
Velebit mineseeking off Sebenico. |
07 |
Tb 83F joined fleet. |
Italian bombing raid on Triest. |
|
08 |
Italians bombed Monfalcone dockyard. |
09 |
Italians reinforced Pelagosa. |
11 |
Pandur in action against Molfetta, shelled railway line. Huszar
and Warasdiner shelled Bari. |
Motor Yacht Viktor requisitioned and attached to
Leopard. |
|
12 |
Szigetvár at Pola. |
U3 while surfaced attacked Italian auxiliary cruiser Cittŕ
di Catania, which then rammed U3, rendering her unable to dive.
French destroyers Aspirant Herber (530t) and Enseigne Henri
(530t) joined counter-attack on U3. U12 sunk by mine off Venice
while trying to enter harbour. |
|
13 |
Sebenico flotilla shelled Bari and Molfetta. |
U3 shelled and sunk by French destroyer Bisson (756t)
north east of Brindisi. |
|
British merchant ship Royal Edward (11,117t) sunk
by U-Boot 6 nm west of Kandeliusa, Aegean Sea; 132 lost. |
|
14 |
Tug San Marco returned to her owners. |
15 |
Turul piloted in submarine U24. |
Venice bombed by Austro-Hungarian seaplane. |
|
16 |
Orjen shelled Pelagosa. |
16/17 |
Tatra in action at further Austro-Hungarian landing attempts at
Pelagosa. |
17 |
Helgoland and Saida in action
recovering Pelagosa; Velebit, Dinara and Balaton shelled
Pelagosa; Tb 52T , Tb 74T, Tb 77T and Tb 81T in
action at Pelagosa; Dinara unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine
on return journey. The freshwater cistern was damaged and Italian evacuation
had to take place the following day. |
Streiter at Pola. Triglav (I) left
Pola with U25. |
|
Tug/tender Sirio requisitioned for use at Triest. |
|
Italian submarine Jalea (248t) sunk by mine in Gulf
of Triest. |
|
18 |
Tb 15 hunting enemy submarine off Punta d’Ostro. Tb 64T
unsuccessfully attacked by submarine 3 nm off Punta d’Ostra. |
19 |
Huszar escorted German U-Boot U25 from the Bocche. Triglav
(I) at Cattaro. |
Tb 56T at Pola. Tb 80T shelling Pelagosa. Tb 98M joined fleet. |
|
20 |
Italian air raid on Austro-Hungarian airfield at
Asiovizza. |
21 |
ITALIAN DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST TURKEY. |
Austro-Hungarian aircraft reconnoitred Pelagosa and noted
Italian evacuation. |
|
23 |
Mb Lazarus I returned to her owners. |
U34 and U35 arrived at Cattaro from Heligoland. |
|
24 |
Scharfschütze returned to service. |
25 |
Spitalschiff I returned to her owners. |
Air raids against Brescia. |
|
Fighting between Austro-Hungarian and Montenegrin troops
near Cattaro. |
|
28 |
SS Arimatea requisitioned for use on Black
Sea. |
29 |
U5 captured Greek steamship Cefalonia (1074 or 685t),
bound for Italy with 2,000t of coal, off Durazzo. |
30 |
Pandur brought captured Cefalonia into Cattaro. |
SS Ritter von Bilinski requisitioned as patrol
craft operating in Gulf of Triest. |
|
31 |
Serbian troops at Durazzo. |
British drifter flotilla left Falmouth for service at
Otranto. |
|
SEPTEMBER 1915 |
|
Allies established Otranto barrage. |
|
Mb Samurai hired for use at Triest Flying
Base. |
|
02 |
British armed transport Southland (11,899t)
torpedoed by German UB14 off Strati Island but |
Thurs |
managed to make Moudros. |
04 |
British merchant ship Natal Transport (4107t)
captured by U-Boot 40 nm west of Gavdo Island, Crete. |
05 |
SS Illira sunk by Russian submarine Nerpa
on Black Sea. |
06 |
Bulgaria concluded alliance with Central Powers. |
British torpedo boat unsuccessfully attacked German U33
50 nm west of Alboran Island. |
|
07 |
Streiter unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy
submarine. |
08 |
SS Bitinia requisitioned for use on Black
Sea. |
08/09 |
Saida, Helgoland, Tatra, Tb 51T, Tb 53T and
Tb 56T in action at landing attempts at Pelagosa. |
09 |
Balaton, Tb 77T, Tb 80T and
Tb 81T in action at Pelagosa. Lika missed by, but Tb 51T
seriously damaged by (17 lost), torpedo from French submarine Papin
(398t) while conducting reconnaissance of Pelagosa. |
Uskoke minelaying in Gulf of Triest. Tb 51T towed to
Rogoznica by Tb 56T; then to Pola for repairs. |
|
German U39 sank French SS L’Aude, British
armed merchant vessel SS Cornubia (1736t) and French SS Ville de
Mostaganem between Cartagena and Algiers. |
|
Monfalcone dockyard shelled by Italians. |
|
10 |
Scharfschütze on guard near Pelagosa. |
11 |
Tender I requisitioned for use at Sebenico. |
12 |
U15 joined fleet. |
SS Carmen and SS Dubrovnik requisitioned
for use on Black Sea. |
|
65 herring boats from Hull began to arrive at Brindisi in
order to form Otranto Barrage. |
|
14 |
Reka returned to service at Pola. |
SS Amphritite assigned for use as depot and
accommodation ship at Gjenovic mainly for German U-boot crews. |
|
15 |
Reka at Sebenico. |
German U39 arrived at Cattaro from Heligoland. |
|
British submarine S1 (254t) transferred to Italian
Navy after one year’s service in British Royal Navy. |
|
French submarine Fourcault (397t) sunk by
Austro-Hungarian aircraft off Cattaro. |
|
16 |
Dinara under repair at Pola until 04 Oct. |
German U33 reached Cattaro from Borkum. |
|
17 |
Unsuccessful raid on Triest by Italian aircraft. |
18 |
Holtzendorff withdrew all U-Boots from South Western
Approaches and English Channel due to American diplomatic protests, thus
virtually confining U-Boot campaign to Mediterranean. |
19 |
British troopship Ramazan (3477t) sunk west of
Crete by German U35; 306 lost. |
20 |
Velebit shelled Pelagosa. Tb 54T
unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine 3 nm off Arcangelo. Tb 98M in
dock for propeller change. |
British merchant vessel Linkmoor (4306t) captured
by U-Boot 50 nm west of Cape Matapan, Greece. |
|
British submarine S2 (254t) transferred to Italian
Navy after trials with British Royal Navy. |
|
21 |
Dock III acquired from Cantiere Navale and
stationed in the Bocche. |
22 |
Velebit towed German U-Boot U18
from Curzola to Pola. Tb 53T at Fiume. |
60 British drifters arrived at Otranto to begin barrage
duties. British Admiralty decided to send submarines B6, B7, B8,
B9, B10 and B11 to Venice with cruiser Marco Polo as
depot ship. |
|
Bulgarian Army mobilised in support of Central Powers. |
|
23 |
Tb 53T departed Fiume for Cittŕ Vecchia escorting Whitehead
dock; arrived 30 Sep. |
25 |
Tatra at Pola undergoing engine repairs until 29 Oct. |
26 |
British submarine S3 (254t) transferred to Italian
Navy just before trials due with British Royal Navy. |
27 |
Italian battleship Benedetto Brin (13,400t)
destroyed by Italian-speaking Austro-Hungarian saboteurs at Brindisi; 456
dead. |
28 |
British merchant vessel H C Henry (4219t) captured
by U-Boot 59 nm south of Cape Matapan. |
Austrian government ordered requisitioning of metal for
war effort. |
|
29 |
British merchant ship Haydn (3923t) captured by
U-Boot 80 nm south east of Gavdo Island, Crete. |
30 |
44 German U-Boots now operating - 13 present in
Mediterranean; eight at sea and five at Constantinople - plus eleven
Austro-Hungarian U-Boots. |
OCTOBER 1915 |
|
Adria and Feuerspier established as accommodation ships
for German navy personnel at Pola. |
|
SS Austria damaged by explosion on land. Mb
Concetta returned to her owners as unserviceable. Mb Marietta
requistioned for use by Lussin Command. |
|
Six British B Class submarines transferred to Venice.
French withdrew twelve destroyers from Adriatic to Aegean to support
Anglo-French landing at Salonika. |
|
01 |
Tb 98M mineseeking between Parenzo and Pelago. |
Fri |
German U33 and U39 sank 18 steamers in
Aegean. |
02 |
British merchant ship Arabian (2744t) sunk by
German U33 near Cerigo Straits. British merchant ship Sailor Prince
(3144t) captured by U-Boot 56 nm south east by south from Cape Sidero, Crete. |
03 |
Versuchsgleitboot completed. |
04 |
Dinara returned to service. |
05 |
Helgoland to Sebenico with Tb 98M. Tb
75T at Pola. |
German U35 sank British armed boarding steamer Tara
(1862t) off Sollum (towed lifeboats to Bardia on Libyan coast); later sank
Egyptian coast guard Abbas (298t) and damaged Egyptian Nurelbahr
in Sollum harbour. |
|
Allied troops landed at Saloniki, Greece, against wishes
of King Constantine but with approval of Prime Minister Venizelos. |
|
06 |
Austro-German Invasion of Serbia. |
U16 joined fleet. |
|
British merchant ship Silverash (3753t) captured by
U-Boot 184 nm east of Malta; British merchant ship Scawby (3658t) captured
by U-Boot 220 nm east of Malta. |
|
07 |
German approval given for six U-Boots to be assembled at
Pola by German workers (U27 to U32). |
British merchant ship Halizones (5093t) captured by
U-Boot 122 nm south south east of Cape Martello, Crete. |
|
08 |
British collier Thorpwood (3184t) sunk by U-Boot
120nm south of Crete. |
09 |
Austro-Hungarian Invasion of Montenegro. |
Fall of Belgrade to Central Powers and beginning of Serb
retreat. |
|
Pontonkran 40t transferred from Pola Arsenal to
the Bocche. |
|
British merchant ship Apollo (3774t) captured by
U-Boot 63 nm south from Gavdo Island, Crete. |
|
11 |
BULGARIAN DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST SERBIA. |
Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian Invasions of Serbia. |
|
Pandur on reconnaissance from Cattaro to Meleda. |
|
British submarine B8 in collision with tug off
Ancina while en route to Venice. |
|
12 |
U-boot unsuccessfully torpedoed Italian destroyers Idardo
and Borea. |
British hired drifter Restore (93t) sunk by German U39
in Otranto Strait. |
|
Order placed for eight UBII’s (U27 to U32
plus U40 and U41). |
|
13 |
Csikós submarine-seeking near Rovigno. |
Start of unsuccessful Italian offensive against Riva on
Gardasee. |
|
14 |
SERBIAN DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST BULGARIA. |
Komet, with Tb 25 in tow, ran aground at Dusac Island. |
|
Von Trapp transferred from U5 to larger U14. |
|
15 |
United kingdom and Montenegrin declarations of war against
bulgaria. |
16 |
FRENCH DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST BULGARIA. |
Start of Russian counter-offensive (Brussilow Offensive). |
|
Komet towed off by Herkules and Gigant. |
|
18 |
Komet under repair at Pola until 03 Nov. |
U-boot unsuccessfully torpedoed British cruiser Amethyst. |
|
Tug S. Sabba hired by 19 Corps for transporting
wood to Albania. |
|
First British submarine patrol from Venice, by B9(287t),
along Istrian coast. |
|
Start of Third Battle of the Isonzo (until 04 Nov). |
|
19 |
RUSSIAN AND ITALIAN DECLARATIONS OF WAR AGAINST BULGARIA. |
Dampfer XIV armed. |
|
22 |
Serbian government withdrawn to Kraljevo. |
Tender I returned to her owners. |
|
23 |
Tug San Marco rehired for towing duties at
Sebenico. |
24 |
Serb main armies cut off from French by Bulgarians. Cental
powers cross the Donau near Orsova. |
Tb 83F in action supporting air raid on
Venice.. |
|
Pontonkran hired for use by Naval Architect
at Gjenovic. |
|
24/25 |
Air raids against Venice. |
25 |
Austro-Germans occupied Arangjelovac and Valjevo. |
Ulan, Wildfang and Tb 98M unsuccessfully
torpedoed by enemy submarine off Cittanova while supporting air raid against Venice;
Wildfang was towing flying boat L61. U16 and U17 were
also involved in action against Venice. |
|
Tb 87F joined fleet. |
|
26 |
Germans link with Bulgarians south of Danube. |
28 |
Sale of meat and sausages restricted to four days per week
in Germany. |
29 |
Tb 99M joined fleet. Tatra
returned to service. |
Admiral Haus told to prepare attack on Montenegro/Albania
supply routes. |
|
30 |
U17 joined fleet. |
NOVEMBER 1915 |
|
French armed cruiser France IV torpedoed by German
U-Boot in Western Mediterranean. |
|
03 |
Bulgarians captured Nis, giving Central Powers rail link
with Turkey. |
Weds |
Austro-Hungarian troops took Avtovac. |
Komet returned to service. |
|
British armed steamer Woodfield (3584t) sunk off
Gibraltar by German U38; later fired at SS Mercian (6305t)
killing 23 but failing to sink her. |
|
04 |
End of Third Battle of the Isonzo. |
Tb 19 at Zara. |
|
Air ship attack on Miramar. Pope condemned bombing of
Venice. |
|
French transport SS Calvados sunk by German U38
(740 lost, mainly Senegalese troops). |
|
05 |
British merchant ship Buresk (3673t) captured by
German U38 30 nm north by west from Cape Bengut, Algiers. |
06 |
German troops took Kraljevo. |
British armed oiler Lumina (5950t) abandoned and
sunk following attack by German U35 120nm south by east from Crete;
British merchant ship Clan Macalister (4835t) captured in same
incident. |
|
Britishe merchant ship Glenmoor (3075t) captured by
U38 5 nm north east of Cap de Fer, Tunisia. |
|
07 |
Bulgarian troops took Krusevac. |
German U38 sank empty French transport France IV
off Sardinia and then (flying Austro-Hungarian flag) sank Italian emigrant
ship Ancona (8188t) between Tunisia and Sardinia (208 dead including
25 American citizens); USA protest. |
|
08 |
U-boot unsuccessfully torpedoed British cruiser Dublin. |
British merchant ship Den of Crombie (4949t)
captured by U-Boot 112 nm south by west from Cape Martello, Crete. |
|
09 |
Dinara on reconnaissance off Pelagosa. |
Tb 79T unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine while
mineseeking off Parenzo. |
|
German U38 (flying Austro-Hungarian flag) torpedoed
Italian steamer Firenze (3960t) whose passengers included American
citizens. |
|
10 |
Scharfschütze unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy
submarine. |
Tb 67F from Pola to Cattaro. |
|
Italian armed merchant cruiser Bosnia (2503t) sunk. |
|
Start of Fourth Battle of the Isonzo (until 03 Dec). |
|
11 |
Büffel at Rose. |
Flying boat L42 unsuccessfully attacked British
submarine B11 off Citta Nuova. |
|
12 |
Komet, with Tb 14 in tow, ran aground near Arlatore;
towed off by Magnet; in repair until 16 Dec. |
13 |
Italian steamer Firenze sunk by U-Boot while making
for Port Said. |
Allied decision to supply Serbia through Brindisi. |
|
16 |
Further advances by Austro-German troops in Serbia. |
18 |
Wildfang supporting aircraft operations
against Venice. |
Full German Cattaro U-Boot flotilla formed. |
|
British collier Enosis (3409t) sunk by U-Boot 150nm
east south east of Malta. |
|
20 |
Reka on reconnaissance off Pelagosa. |
21 |
Serbian government withdrew to Prizrend, Albania. |
22 |
Motorboot VII requisitioned for use at Sebenico
Flying Station. |
22/23 |
Helgoland, Saida, Tatra and Lika
(I) in sortie in Strait of Otranto and reconnaissance off Albanian coast;
sank Italian picket boat Palatino (140t) and schooner/Q-ship Gallinara(106t;
ex-motor schooner Nostra Signora Del Boschetto) en route to Northern
Albania. Orjen from Sebenico to attack in Strait of Otranto; rescued
crew of steamship Palatino. Triglav (I) in attack in Strait of
Otranto; sank Italian sailing ship Kalmara. |
Italian supply of Serb Army started (until May 1916). |
|
23 |
Balaton in action in Strait of Otranto. |
200,000 Serbs began 100-mile retreat into Albania. |
|
24 |
Austro-Hungarian troops occupied Mitrowitz; German troops
occupied Pristina. |
French steamer Harmonie shelled by U-Boot and
aircraft in San Giovanni di Medua harbour. |
|
British trawler Ruby (198t) wrecked off Crete. |
|
25 |
Motorboot 4 requisitioned for use by Triest
U-boot Station. Tug/tender Sirio returned to her owners. Tender
Nr.8 requisitioned for use at Triest. |
27 |
Motorboot IX requisitioned for use at the
Bocche U-boot Station. |
British merchant ship Kingsway (3647t) captured by
U-Boot 20 nm east south east from Cap Bon, Tunisia. |
|
28 |
Motorboot, dispatch boat at Poal, destroyed
by explosion. |
29 |
Helgoland, Novara, six destroyers,
six torpedo boats and an oiler transferred to Cattaro. |
German UC13 lost by stranding in Black Sea. |
|
British merchant ship Malinehe (1868t) captured by
U-Boot 50 nm east of Malta. |
|
French steamer Algerien sunk by U-Boot. |
|
30 |
Montenegrin troops pushed back towards Plevlje. Bulgarian
troops occupied Prizrend. |
Tb 88F joined fleet. |
|
British merchant ships Colenso (3861t) and Langston
Hall (4437t) captured by U-Boot 95 nm and 112 nm east south east of Malta
respectively. |
|
DECEMBER 1915 |
|
Further Allied drifters sent to Otranto Barrage. |
|
01 |
17,000 Serbian troops taken PoW in Prizrend sector. |
Weds |
German U38 and UC12 from Cattaro landed
munitions for rebels in Libya. |
Currently 92 British drifters based at Brindisi. |
|
British merchant ship Clan Macloed (4796t) sunk by
German U33 100 nm east south east of Malta and crew fired on by U33
as they took to boats; British merchant ship Umeta (5312t) captured by
U-Boot 112 nm east south east of Malta. |
|
02 |
British merchant ship Commodore (5858t) captured by
U-Boot 160 nm east south east of Malta |
03 |
End of Fourth Battle of the Isonzo. |
Austro-Hungarian troops occupied Monastir on Serbia’s
southern border. |
|
04 |
Increase in Italian troop numbers at Durazzo and Valona. |
SS Zoe Cosulich rehired as munitions depot ship
at Castelnuovo. |
|
Italian destroyer Intrepido (672t) and troop
transport Re Umberto (3000t) sunk off Valona by mines from
German UC14. |
|
04/05 |
Pandur shelled San Giovanni di Medua. |
05 |
Austro-Hungarian troops pushed Montenegrin forces back at
Plevlje and Foca. |
Dinara on reconnaissance off Pelagosa. Balaton in action
in Strait of Otranto. Huszar, Tb 66F and Tb 67F shelled
San Giovanni di Medua. |
|
British drifter Hollybank in exchange of fire with
northward bound U-Boot on Otranto barrage. |
|
Italian troops despatched from Valona to secure Durazzo. |
|
05/06 |
Helgoland, Novara, Turul and Warasdiner
with supporting torpedo boats shelled Albanian coast from Bojana estuary to
San Giovanni di Medua sinking three steamships - two Italian and Greek SS
Thyra, which was still carrying ammunition destined for Montenegro - and
then taking crew of French submarine Fresnel (391t) prisoner; then
destroyed her - she was stranded in Bojana estuary (although Gardiner has
her torpedoed by Austro-Hungarian destroyers; Compton-Hall has her surprised
by Austro-Hungarian seaplaness off Cattaro and sunk by a torpedo boat). |
Tatra in action in Strait of Otranto. |
|
Sebenico flotilla sank four sailing ships at Durazzo. |
|
06 |
ALBANIAN DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST CENTRAL POWERS. |
Helgoland (plus six destroyers) in attack on
Durazzo; sank five steamships. |
|
Turul unsuccessfully torpedoed by enemy submarine while
departing Gulf of Cattaro. |
|
07 |
Tb 78T at Cattaro. |
Mb Lucy requisitioned for use by Sea Mine
Command I, Parenzo. |
|
British merchant ship Veria (3229t) captured by
U-Boot 24 nm north west by west of Alexandria. |
|
08 |
Csikós mineseeking off Pola. |
Tb 51T returned to service at Sebenico
(see 09 Sep). |
|
09 |
Wildfang supporting aircraft operations. Velebit
on reconnaissance off Pelagosa. Tb 73F in action against Pelagosa. Tb
74T at Cattaro. |
British merchant ship Busiris (2705t) captured by
U-Boot 190 nm west north west of Alexandria. |
|
10 |
Heavy fighting in Lardaro and Riva sectors, Italy. |
Scharfschütze in aircraft-supporting
operations; found flying boat L69 off Porer and took her in tow. |
|
Six French destroyers and two submarines arrived at
Brindisi to aid the Serbs. |
|
Completion of build up of Italian troops at Valona. |
|
11 |
Successful seaplane attack on Ancona. |
12 |
Reka and Velebit submarine-seeking off Sebenico. |
Allied navies began evacuation of Serb Army from Albania
(until 05 April 1916). |
|
13 |
Szent Istvan joined fleet. |
14 |
Austro-Hungarians occupied Vranja Gora. |
Italy began evacuation of Austro-Hungarian PoWs from
Albania to Sardinia on transports Dante Alighieri and
America plus three French steamers - 17,000 evacuated from Valina in
first fortnight. |
|
15 |
Orjen at Pola. |
16 |
Komet again returned to service. Tb 53T at Pola for
maintenance until 12 Jan 1916. |
Mb Fauno requisitioned for use at Pola
Naval Flying Station. Tender Nr.20 requisitioned. |
|
17 |
Montenegrin troops finally expelled from last footholds in
Bosnia (Bjepolje and Gelebic). |
Hippos at Pola. |
|
17/18 |
Novara, Tb 74T and Tb 78T in action in Otranto
Straits. |
19 |
Szigetvár at Pola. Tb 85F joined
fleet. |
British Otranto barrage drifter Lottie Leask
(94t) sunk off Saseno Island by gunfire from German U39, heading for
Cattaro. |
|
Troubridge placed in command of San Giovanni di Medua. |
|
Italian troops arrived at Durazzo from Valone. |
|
20 |
Velebit at Pola. Warasdiner took
over convoy in Sabbioncello Channel and proceeded to the Bocche. |
Tb 70F and Tb 81T in Cattaro. Tb
73F from Sebenico to Pola. |
|
21 |
Csepel at Cattaro. |
Italian destroyer sank Austro-Hungarian arms ship and
rammed submarine. |
|
22 |
Start of evacuation of Serbian army from Albania to Italy,
Marseilles, Corsica and Corfu. |
Mb Fauno transferred to harbour duties at
Pola. Mb Manon II requisitioned for use at Pola Flying Station
(purchased 30 Dec). Mb Toro requisitioned for use at Pola Naval Flying
Station |
|
23 |
Modifications ordered to three 4800t cruisers (ordered 16
May 1914 but not in fact begun). |
SS Belrorie rehired for rescue work based at
Sebenico. |
|
24 |
Tb 61T at Sebenico. |
Air raid against San Giovanni di Medua; four sailing ships
sunk. |
|
French liner Ville de Ciotat torpedoed and sunk by
submarine with loss of 80 lives. |
|
25 |
King Peter of Serbia evacuated to Italy. |
26 |
French government gave order for Serbs to be evacuated to
Tunisia; armoured cruisers Jules Michelet (13,105t) and Victor Hugo
(13,108t) sent to Brindisi to begin evacuation. |
27 |
Tb 85F mineseeking. |
28 |
Helgoland on reconnaissance with Balaton,
Csepel, Lika (I), Tatra and Triglav (I) between
Brindisi and Durazzo. Helgoland and/or Balaton rammed and sank
French submarine Monge (398t) which was recharging her batteries on
the surface 15 nm south of Cattaro; picked up survivors, as dis Csepel. |
Pandur to Pola. Tender Nr.20 returned to her owners. |
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28/29 |
Helgoland and destroyer group in attack on
ships in Durazzo harbour. U15 on patrol off Durazzo. |
Helgoland sank Greek steamer. Lika (I) and
Triglav (I) strayed into an Italian-laid minefield - Lika (I)
sank; Triglav (I) seriously damaged, taken in tow by Csepel
then by Tatra and Balaton, but sank as enemy ships closed in. |
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Italian scout cruiser Quarto (3271t) and British
light cruiser Dartmouth (5250t) inter alia deployed from Brindisi and
chased retreating Austro-Hungarian ships. Tatra suffered damaged
engine. |
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Last of group did not make Cattaro until early hours of 30
Dec. |
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SS Kupa torpedoed and sunk by French
submarine Archimčde (598t) or Italian submarine off Cape Planka while
under way from Metkovic; beached but not salved. Dinara picked up
survivors; Tb 51T recovered bodies. |
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29 |
Tb 71F at Pola. |
Mb Alga requisitioned for use at Pola
Naval Flying Station. |
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30 |
Novara, Tb 78T and Tb 80T in action in Otranto
Straits and against Brindisi. |
British (P & O) armed liner Persia (7974t) sunk
70 nm south of Crete by German U38; 334 lost. |
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British armed liner Clan Macfarlane (4823t) sunk 66
nm south east by south of Crete; 52 lost. |
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31 |
Tb 85F to Gjenovic. |
At this date, 6 German U-Boots stationed in Adriatic. |