RMS Mauretania (1906) and were requested by the British government to become armed merchant cruisers, but their huge size and massive fuel consumption made them unsuitable for the duty, and they resumed their civilian service on 11 August. Later, due to lack of passengers crossing the Atlantic, "Mauretania" was laid up in Liverpool until May 1915 at the time that "Lusitania" was sunk by a German U-boat. "Mauretania" was about to fill the void left by "Lusitania", but she was ordered by the British government to serve as a troop ship to carry British soldiers during the Gallipoli Campaign. She avoided becoming prey
German submarine U-842 more than one hour, "U-842" was sunk by depth charges from "Wild Goose", there were no survivors. German submarine U-842 German submarine "U-842" was a Type IXC/40 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. "U-842" was ordered in January 1941 from DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen under the yard number 1048. Her keel was laid down on 6 April 1942 and the U-boat was launched on 14 November the same year. She was commissioned into service under the command of "Kapitänleutnant" Wolfgang Heller (Crew 30) in 4th U-boat Flotilla on 1 March 1943. German Type IXC/40 submarines