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As the First World War raged on, German submarines were deployed in the Atlantic to attack Allied ships. While many of these U-boats were sunk during the war, one particular submarine, SM UB-85, gained notoriety for an unusual reason.
Put bluntly, its crew reported being attacked by a sea monster. The incident became widely reported in the media, with some newspapers claiming that the U-boat had been attacked by a giant octopus or sea serpent.
How did hardened sailors and military men become convinced that they had been attacked by a sea monster? What exactly did they see out there?
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U-Boat 85 was an active patrol boat of the German Imperial Navy during WWI. It was built by AG Weser in Bremen and, after taking just under a year to build, entered service on 26 October 1917.
Carrying a crew of 3 officers and 31 men, the boat had a cruising range of 8,180 nautical miles (15,150 km; 9,410 mi). With its 10 torpedoes and powerful deck gun, it was the submarine’s job to patrol the seas, hunt down and harass and sink enemy ships.
References
Kane. J. 2016. Did a ‘Loch Ness monster’ sink a German U-boat? Wreckage is discovered of a WWI submarine that could answer a tale that entered naval folklore. Daily Mail. Available here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3850934/Is-WWI-submarine-wreckage-U-boat-sunk-Loch-Ness-monster.html
Dean. S. 2016. Experts move a step closer to uncovering the mystery of the German submarine ‘attacked by a sea monster’ in WW1. The Independent. Available here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/18/experts-move-a-step-closer-to-uncovering-the-mystery-of-the-germ/
Lyons. J. 2018. U-Boat Wreckage Found – Crew Claimed They Were Attacked by Sea Monster. War History Online. Available here: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/u-boat-wreckage-sea-monster.html?chrome=1
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