A merchant submarine is a type of submarine intended for trade, and being without armaments, it is not considered a warship like most other types of submarines.

Deutschland was a blockade-breaking German merchant submarine used during World War I. It was developed with private funds and operated by the North German Lloyd Line. She was the …

On December 21, 1940, the German submarine U-68 torpedoed SS Charles Pratt off the coast of West Africa without warning while its crew was transporting oil from Aruba to Freetown, Sierra …

An unarmed, unescorted German submarine, the Deutschland, carrying cargo of merchandise, had pierced the British blockade and sailed unmolested to America and back during July and …

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Aug 29, 2017 · Americans who had read newspaper accounts of Germany’s death-dealing U-boats during the first two years of the war stood at the shoreline watching the world’s first …

Jun 12, 2012 · Germany built the oversized U-Boat Deutschland as an unarmed merchant submarine that could carry cargo long distances and evade the British naval blockade of …

Aug 18, 2022 · These submarines were the Deutschland and the Bremen. The Deutshland began her maiden voyage in June 1916, carrying chemical dyes, medicine and mail. She successfully …

Jan 19, 2015 · Unlike most submarines, SMS Deutschland was a WWI merchant submarine. Unarmed and operated by civilians, it submerged to bypass the Allied naval blockade.

A merchant submarine is a type of submarine intended for trade, and being without armaments, it is not considered a warship like most other types of submarines. The intended use would be …