History of Madeira the ships, the Germans proceeded to bombard Funchal for two hours from a range of about . Batteries on Madeira returned fire and eventually forced the Germans to withdraw. In 1917 on December 12, two German U-boats, and (captained by Max Valentiner) again bombarded Funchal, Madeira. This time the attack lasted around 30 minutes. Forty, 4.7 inch and 5.9 inch shells were fired. There were 3 fatalities and 17 wounded, In addition, a number of houses and Santa Clara church were hit. A priest, José Marques Jardim, promised in 1917 to build a monument should peace ever return to Madeira.
Museum of the Princes' Islands death. Museum of the Princes' Islands Museum of the Princes' Islands () is a museum on Büyükada of Princes' Islands () in İstanbul Province, Turkey dedicated to the past of the Princes' Islands. The museum is situated in the eastern side of Büyükada, the biggest island of the archipelago, off the Anatolian side of İstanbul in theSea of Marmara at . The museum was established by Adalar Municipality, Adalar District Governorship and a local foundation in the scope of European Capital of Culture project, and was opened on September 10,2 2010. The museum is housed in closed area and open