On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...
The American destroyer was steaming alone in the Atlantic, 25 miles from Bishop Rock, off the southwest coast of Britain, unaware that it was being stalked by a U-boat, an enemy submarine.
A wreck discovered off the Aberdeenshire coast has been confirmed as a Royal Navy warship sunk during ... than 500 of the ship's crew died after it was torpedoed by a German U-boat in October ...
Wilson had initially been sympathetic to Germany's peace overtures but the sinking of Leinster off Dun Laoghaire caused outrage and led the American ... was hit, U-boats sunk 13 million tons ...
More than 500 of the ship's crew died after it was torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1914. The authors of a report sent to the Royal Navy have said they believe there is enough information ...