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-132 (1941) 120 Squadron RAF. The 120 Squadron attack, in the same area southeast of Cape Farewell where "U-132" inadvertently sunk herself, had actually been on operating nearby, causing severe damage but not sinking her. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Credit for sinking this vessel belongs to "U-442" German submarine U-132 (1941) German submarine "U-132" was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" for service during World War II. She was laid down on 10 August 1940 by Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 11, launched on 10 April 1941 and commissioned on 29 May that year under "Oberleutnant zur See" Ernst Vogelsang. In four