HMS Furiousis launched as a battlecruiser. She will never be completed in this form, and on 18 March 1917 the decision is made to convert her into an aircraft carrier.
The German V 162 class destroyer V 162 is sunk after hitting a mine.
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 15 August 1916, https://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1916_08_15.html