Royal Navy starts laying mines along east coast of Britain
In efforts to protect Britain, the British Royal Navy began laying a defensive sea mine…
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Britain states it has seized total of 870,000 tonnes of goods destined for Germany
The British government stated on this day that, since the start of the war, it had seized…
German liner captain sinks his ship rather than surrender
Whilst a Royal Navy warship, and a neutral US warship, looked on, a German liner was scuttled…
Captain of Graf Spee destroys ship rather than surrender
The captain of the German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee, Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff, scuttled…
German warship Graf Spee battles Royal Navy in Battle of River Plate
The Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee fought an intensive battle with three Royal…
Royal Navy destroyer sunk by British battleship
On this day, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duchess was sunk after colliding with the battleship…
US Government protests Britain’s tactic of seizing German goods
The administration of President Roosevelt today sent a diplomatic note protesting the British…
HMS Salmon sinks U-36
On this day, a British vessel became the first Allied submarine to successfully attack and…
U-boat sunk in North Sea, all crew survive
A German u-boat was sunk by British destroyers on this day. The British ships remained in the…
Two British warships hit mines on same day
On this day, a British destroyer and a British light cruiser both hit mines in different parts…