The steamer Florence H, carrying a cargo of powder, explodes in Quiberon Bay. The destroyers USS Steward (DD-13) and USS Truxton (DD-14) help rescue some of the survivors.
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (3 January 2018), 17 April 1918, http://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1918_04_17.html