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German Merchant Submarine Deutschland

Under her commander Captain Koenig, the German merchant submarine "Deutschland", largest in the world, ran the British blockade of Germany and British ships off the US coast to reach the neutral United States, arriving in Baltimore Harbor July 10, 1916.
Postcard of the Deutschland of Bremen, and the tugboat Thomas F. Timmins of Baltimore.
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The German U Boat "Deutschland"
Largest in the World
And her commander - Captain Koenig
Arriving Baltimore Harbor - July 10th, 1916
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Under her commander Captain Koenig, the German merchant submarine "Deutschland", largest in the world, ran the British blockade of Germany and British ships off the US coast to reach the neutral United States, arriving in Baltimore Harbor July 10, 1916.
Postcard of the Deutschland of Bremen, and the tugboat Thomas F. Timmins of Baltimore.

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The German U Boat "Deutschland"

Largest in the World

And her commander - Captain Koenig

Arriving Baltimore Harbor - July 10th, 1916

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The German Submarine Deutschland was a merchant submarine designed to run the British blockade of Germany. Completed in 1916, it carried precious stones for much-needed supplies.

Deutschland surfaced in Chesapeake Bay on July 9, docked at Norfolk, Virginia, then sailed to Baltimore, Maryland the next day. The large submarine was capable of transporting goods such as rubber, nickel, and materials for explosives that Germany desperately needed. The governments of the Entente Allies jointly protested that the Deutschland was a warship rather than a merchant, and should be interned until the end of the war. The United States disagreed, and the submarine returned to Germany, arriving in Bremen on August 23.

Deutschland made a second journey, reaching Long Island Sound and New London, Connecticut on November 1. After returning to Germany a second time, she failed to sail again.

Deutschland's younger sister ship Bremen left for the United States in August 1916, but was lost at sea and never arrived.

By April, 1917 the United States and Germany were at war, leaving few destinations for a merchant submarine.

German Merchant Submarine Deutschland is a merchant submarine.