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-1006 to return fire for a short time. "U-1006"s 44 remaining crewmen abandoned ship and she was sunk by two depth charges, six men had been killed in the attack. The wreck now lies at . German submarine U-1006 German submarine "U-1006" was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. She was ordered on 14 October 1941, and was laid down on 30 January 1943, at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as yard number 206. She was launched on 17 November 1943, and commissioned under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" Horst Voigt on 11 January 1944.