Gary Staff - Battle of the Baltic Islands 1917

During preparation work

6 October: T54 struck mine and sunk.

7 October: T31 struck mine and sunk.

8 October: M75 struck mine, damaged and towed in.

Cladow (minesweeper) struck mine, damaged and towed in.

T85 struck mine, damaged and towed in.

10 October: Hydroglider lost to either mine or internal explosion.

During Operation Albion

12 October: Bayern struck mine and damaged.

Grosser Kurfürst struck mine and damaged.

A28 struck on stern by dud shell from Battery No 34.

Corsica struck mine and beached.

S25 run aground and damaged.

V82 grounded and damaged.

14 October: Altair (picket boat) struck mine and sank.

Delphin (picket boat) lost, seemingly on a mine.

G101 ran aground and towed off.

15 October: B98 struck mine and damaged.

T56 ran aground and eventually abandoned.

B110 grounded.

B112 grounded and detached.

S63 ran aground but not damaged.

16 October: Indianola torpedoed by C27 and beached near Arensburg.

17 October: M77 damaged by shellfire from Russian battleships and shore batteries.

M67 damaged by shellfire from Russian battleships and shore batteries.

T53 ran aground briefly but not damaged.

A35 ran aground briefly but not damaged.

17/18 October: S64 struck mine and sank.

18 October: T66 struck German mine and sank.

B111 struck mine and damaged.

Strassburg struck bottom but not damaged.

Kronprinz struck bottom but not damaged.

20 October: T144 ran aground in Soelo Sound during afternoon.

B109 ran aground in Soelo Sound during afternoon.

S36 ran aground in Soelo Sound during afternoon.

Tug Stein ran aground in Soelo Sound during afternoon.

21 October: Roland ( minesweeper No 12) struck mine and sank.

22 October: Gutheil (drifter) struck mine and sank.

Glückstadt (minesweeper No 14a) struck mine and sank.

After the operation

24 October: F3 (minesweeper) struck mine and sank.

A32 stranded, towed away, and then sank.

26 October: Sangara ran aground and towed away.

T65 mined in sweeper gear and sank.

König and Kronprinz both struck bottom in heavy seas.

29 October: M68 struck mine, beached and written off.

Markgraf struck mine and damaged.

Tarasp (minesweeper boat) capsizes whilst under tow by her tender.

30 October: Biene (minesweeper motorboat) sunk by a direct hit.

Kehrwieder (picket boat) stranded and sank.

Russian Losses

14 October: Grom

16 October: Esti

17 October: Slava

Glagol

Pokoj

Artel’shchik sunk as blockship.

General Zimmerman sunk as blockship.

19 October: Pregrada

Tor grounded

Toledo

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A27

A28

A29

A30

A31

A32

A35

A62

Adalbert, Prinz von Preussen

Adeline Hugo Stinnes

Ahlefeld, Kapitänleutnant

air arm units:

I Torpedo Flugzeug Staffel

Aircraft 1372

Aircraft 1374

Aircraft 1376

Aircraft 1377

Aircraft 1378

Airstation Angernsee

Airstation Libau

Airstation Windau

Jagdstaffel of the 8 Armee

Naval Land Jagdstaffel (in reserve)

Alster

Altair

Altenburg

Altvater, Korvettenkapitän

Ammon

Army units:

I Cyclist Battalion

I Pioneers

II Cyclist Battalion

II Infantry Cyclist Brigade

II Pioneers

III Pioneers

IV Cyclist Battalion

V Cyclist Battalion

VI Cyclist Battalion

1st Cyclist Company

2nd Cyclist Company

3rd Cyclist Company

4th Cyclist Company

5th Cyclist Company

6th Cyclist Company

42nd Infantry Division

65th Infantry Brigade

17th Infantry Regiment

131st Infantry Regiment

138th Infantry Regiment

255th Reserve Infantry Regiment

Sturmkompanie 18 (Winterfeld)

Landing Korps Ahlefeld

Astheimer, Kapitänleutnant

Augsburg

B97

B98

B109

B110

B111

B112

Badenia

Bahia Castillo

Batavia

battleship squadrons:

I Battle Squadron

III Battle Squadron

IV Battle Squadron