In wartime, Britain depended on civilian cargo ships to import food and raw materials, as well as transport soldiers overseas, and keep them supplied. The title 'Merchant Navy' was granted by King George V after the First World War to recognise the...
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Britain intended to use its powerful navy to starve Germany and Austria-Hungary into submission. By maintaining a blockade of enemy ports it hoped to cut off supplies from the outside world. The consequences of this strategy were complex. The Royal Navy...
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A successful strategy from the start of the First World War, Germany’s U-boat campaign against merchant shipping intensified over the course of the war, nearly bringing Britain to her knees in 1917. At first, U-boats obeyed 'prize rules', surfacing...