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-972 "U-972", it is reported that she sank by one of her own circling T5 torpedoes. But now it is believed she was sunk by Allied Warships. This was her first and only patrol during World War II. The real reason of her sinking is still unknown as her last resting place remains lost. German submarine U-972 German submarine "U-972" was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. The "U-972" was laid down on 15 June, 1942 at the Blohm & Voss yard in Hamburg, Germany. She was launched on 22 February 1943 and commissioned on