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
SM U-27 (Germany) success. All 28 members of "E3"s crew were lost. On 19 August 1915, "U-27" was sunk in the Western Approaches in position by gunfire from Q-Ship , and her entire crew including Bernd Wegener was killed in the so-called Baralong Incident. SM U-27 (Germany) SM "U-27" was a German Type "U-27" U-boat built for service in the Imperial German Navy. She was launched on 14 July 1913, and commissioned on 8 May 1914 with Kapitänleutnant Bernd Wegener in command. On 18 October 1914, the British submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by "U-27". This was the first