August 5th, 1914

[jonnymacbrown]

Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia!

Liege: Fort Fleron silenced.

Goeben and Breslau reach Messina.

German auxiliary minelayer SS Königin Luise sunk. The British ships continued their patrol, before heading back to port that evening. Their course took them through the minefield the Königin Luise had previously laid, and at 06:45 on the morning of 6 August Amphion struck one of the mines. Heavily damaged, she was abandoned, with her crew being taken off by the escorting destroyers The Amphion drifted back into the minefield, struck another mine at 07:03 and sank, becoming the first British Naval war loss, with those killed being the first British casualties of the war.