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German submarine from Collier's photographic history of the European War.

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Book Title
Collier's photographic history of the European War.
Caption
German submarine.
Educational Notes
Even for a tough military battleship like the USS Delaware, the ocean waves are a force to be reckoned with. The USS Delaware was an elite type of large, metal battleship called a dreadnought that could travel at high speeds and had long-range guns. This meant that they could launch attacks from a further distance, making them useful during warfare. Dreadnoughts weren’t the only formidable crafts in the water during World War I (1914-1918), though. Another tough type of naval vessel used was the submarine. Submarines can submerse deep into the water, and unless they’re detected on sonar radar, submarines are capable of launching silent attacks or ambushes on other submarines by using their torpedoes. Among the many naval battles throughout the war, one important event at sea involved a submarine when a German u-boat sunk the non-military British passenger cruise ship, the RMS Lusitania, in 1915.
Publication Date
1917
Image ID
SIL-39088000183723_collierquotspho00reyn_0038
Catalog ID
51592
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Photographic prints
Publication Place
New York (N.Y.)
Publisher
Collier
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Topic
World War I
WWI
War
Navy
Battleship
Delaware
Water
Dreadnought
Submarines
Torpedo
Lusitania
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Language
English
Record ID
silgoi_104026
Metadata Usage (text)
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