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Unretricted Submarine warfare allowed German U-boat commanders to attack and sink – without warning – any ships carrying cargoes destined for Britain and her allies – including ships from neutral countries such as the United States. Not surprisingly, merchant shipping losses increased dramatically.
Donor : Mr. Martin Spaldin
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Captured and Sunk - the PhotographsThe following photographs were all taken from an album (now in the possession of loacl ship enthusiast Mr. Martin Spaldin, and held at the Imperial war Museum), compiled by a German submariner who sailed on the UC-21, one of the most successful German submarines of the First World War.
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