SM U-66 was the lead ship of the Type U-66 U-boats (submarines) for the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The submarine had been laid down in November 1913 by Germaniawerft of Kiel for the Austro-Hungarian Navy, who then sold the entire class to the German Imperial Navy after the outbreak of war appeared to make delivery to the Adriatic impossible. Redesigned and reconstructed to German specifications, U-66 was launched in April 1915 and commissioned in July. The boat was 228 feet (69 m) long and was armed with five torpedo tubes and a deck gun. As a part of the Baltic and 4th Flotillas, U-66 sank 24 ships with a combined gross register tonnage of 69,967 in six war patrols. After reporting her position in the North Sea on 3 September 1917, neither the U-boat nor any of her 40-man crew were ever heard from again. A postwar German study offered no explanation for her loss, although British records suggest that she may have struck a mine in the Dogger Bank area.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1519:

Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés established a settlement in Mexico, naming it "Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz" ("Rich village of the True Cross"). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veracruz_(city)

1864:

The U.S. Congress passed the Coinage Act, authorizing the minting of a two-cent coin, the first U.S. coin to bear the phrase "In God we trust". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_we_trust

1930:

France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States signed the London Naval Treaty, regulating submarine warfare and limiting military ship building. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Naval_Treaty

1951:

Korean War: The People's Volunteer Army of China attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, starting the Battle of Kapyong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kapyong

1983:

The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from what purported to be the diaries of Adolf Hitler, which were subsequently revealed to be forgeries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_Diaries

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crosswordese: The jargon of crossword puzzle answers, classically consisting of rare, archaic, or dialectal words. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crosswordese

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart- throbs. He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best. Life's but a means unto an end; that end Beginning, mean, and end to all things, — God.   --Philip James Bailey https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Philip_James_Bailey