The German U-boat that bypassed a naval blockade to conduct international trade
In short: In 1916, a German submarine arrived in Baltimore Harbor carrying cargo instead of weapons. This video explores the unique mission of the Deutschland, an unarmed vessel designed to evade British blockades and trade medicine for raw materials during the First World War.
On July 9, 1916, the Deutschland, a 60-metre-long, 2,300-ton submarine, arrived in the United States to conduct commerce. Unlike typical U-boats, this vessel was unarmed and carried a cargo of dyestuffs and medicines intended for trade with the neutral nation.
The Deutschland completed two voyages in 1916, marking the only time in history that international trade was conducted via submarine. The mission was specifically engineered to circumvent the British naval blockades that restricted Germany's access to essential raw materials during the war.
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