55 ships were sunk by german u boats in ww1.
55 ships were sunk by german u boats in ww1.
how many ships were sunk by german u boats in ww1?
55
in martinique, hundreds of homes were deroofed in fort-de-france, while about 5,000 people were left homeless in the villages of fond, fourniols, la haye, recluce, and tivoli, all of which were established after the eruption of mount pelée in 1902. the hurricane also left extensive damage to crops and eight fatalities. in jamaica, several communities were completely or nearly destroyed, including manchioneal, port antonio, and port maria. thousands of homes also suffered damage in the capital city of kingston. banana crops were devastated so severely that many growers were forced into bankruptcy. numerous ships were wrecked, particularly on the north coast of the island. there were at least 65 deaths and about $10 million (1903 usd) in damage. in the cayman islands, more than 200 houses and seven of eight churches on grand cayman were destroyed or heavily damaged. of the 23 ships in the harbor, only the "governor blake" survived. most of the crews on board those ships were reported killed, but loss of life onshore was minimal. the storm also caused heavy damage on the yucatán peninsula. many ships were wrecked and communications were cut off in several places. in the tampico area, there was considerable damage to the port and many ships were sunk or driven ashore. much of the land between tampico and cárdenas in san luis potosí was submerged due to flooding. in all, the storm is believed to have killed at least 149 people.
1903 jamaica hurricane
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list of successful u-boats contains lists of the most successful german u-boats in the two world wars based on total tonnage.









































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this list contains the 5 most successful german u-boats during the first world war based on total tonnage. only sunk commercial vessels are included, not military (warships) nor damaged ships.









































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this list contains the 10 most successful german u-boats during the second world war based on total tonnage. both commercial and military vessels (warships) are included but only sunk ships are included, not damaged ships.









































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list of most successful german u-boats