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1914
December
18
Meeting of the Scandinavian kings in Malmö
On 18–19 December 1914 the kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway met in Malmö. With their foreign ministers they made a show of common neutrality.
1915
February
19
Torpedoing of the tanker Belridge
On 19 February 1915 a German submarine torpedoed the Norwegian tanker Belridge in the Strait of Dover. The damaged ship managed to reach port.
1916
May
03
Loss of Zeppelin L 20
On 3 May 1916 the airship L 20, out of fuel after a raid on Scotland, crashed in a fjord near Stavanger. Norway interned the crew.
October
13
Norway bans submarines from its waters
On 13 October 1916 Norway closed its territorial waters to the submarines of the belligerents, in response to the sinking of Norwegian ships.
1917
February
01
Norway changes its submarine rules
On the eve of unrestricted submarine warfare Norway eased its ban on foreign submarines entering its waters. It was the price of a settlement with Germany.
13
Scandinavian states protest
On 13 February 1917 Sweden, Norway and Denmark handed Germany and Austria-Hungary identical notes of protest against unrestricted submarine warfare.
October
17
Attack on the Norwegian convoy
On 17 October 1917 the German cruisers Brummer and Bremse smashed a convoy from Norway east of Shetland. Two British destroyers and 9 ships were sunk.
December
06
Halifax explosion
On 6 December 1917 a French munitions ship blew up in Halifax harbour. Nearly 2,000 people died, about 9,000 were injured and the North End lay in ruins.
12
Sinking of HMS Partridge
On 12 December 1917 four German destroyers wrecked a convoy from Lerwick off Norway. The destroyer Partridge, six ships and four trawlers were sunk.
1918
September
16
Sinking of the Glatton
On 16 September 1918 a magazine fire broke out on the monitor Glatton in Dover harbour. To save the town, the British sank the ship with their own torpedoes.