England's Distress: Postcard map of England and Ireland with the restricted zone Germany proclaimed around the islands, showing the ships destroyed by submarine in the 12 months beginning February 1, 1917.
Englands Not12 Monate uneingeschränktenU-Bootskrieges auf dem nördlichen See kriegsschauplatzAlle durch Minen und vor dem 1. Februar 1917 vernichteten Schiffe sind in dieser Karte nicht enthalten.SperrgebietsgrenzenBedeutet ein durch die Tätigkeit unserer U-Boote versenktes Schiffe ohne Berücksichtigung seine GrosseDie Eintragungen der Schiffe entsprechen dem Versunkungsort.England's distressUnqualified 12 monthsSubmarine warfare in the North Sea theaterAll ships destroyed by mines of before February 1, 1917 are not included in this map.restricted zone boundaries[Sunken ship symbol] indicates a ship sunk by the actions of our submarines without taking into account the size of the vessel. The records correspond to the ships' place of operations.Reverse:Auf Anregung Sr. Majestät des Kaisersi. Auftr. des Admiralstabes d. Rais. Marine zu Gunsten der Sinterbliebenen der Besatzungen von U-Booten, Minensuch- und Vorpostenbooten herausgegeben vom Verein für das Deutschtum im AuslandFaber'sche Buchdruckerei, Magdeburg.At the suggestion of His Majesty the Emperorhis commission of Naval Staff Rais d. Navy issued in favor of the sintering relatives of the crews of submarines, minesweepers and outpost boats by the Association for Germans abroadFaber'sche book printing, Magdeburg.
"In late November [1915] the French also decided to completely separate the transport of men from the transport of matériel. Troops for Salonika were carried in six large, fast (minimum speed of 15 knots) passenger liners commanded by naval officers, armed as auxiliary cruisers with naval gun crews, and fitted with a powerful wireless. The liners sailed alone and without escort. Under these conditions tragedy was perhaps inevitable, and it came on 26 February [1916]. The fast Cie Générale Transatlantique liner Provence (II) (13,753 tons), now an auxiliary cruiser, was carrying more than two thousand troops to Salonika when Arnauld de la Perière in U.35 torpedoed her south of Cape Matapan. The ship took an immediate list and many lifeboats could not be used. She went down with close to one thousand men in one of the worst French disasters of the war."
At the end of 1915 France and Britain had landed troops at Salonica, Greece in a failed attempt to save Serbia from being overrun by the German-Austro-Hungarian-Bulgarian invasion in October and November. Although the British were eager to abandon the new front, the French argued for staying, and won the debate. After being evacuated and recuperating, Serbian troops moved to the Front as France increased its presence.
A Naval History of World War I by Paul G. Halpern, page 386, copyright © 1994 by the United States Naval Institute, publisher: UCL Press, publication date: 1994
1916-02-26, 1916, February, Provence, U.35, sinking, torpedo, submarine
