World War I Shipwrecks In The Adriatic
In the Adriatic, during the First World War, the naval campaign was fought between the Central Powers and the Allied forces. The Allied forces that took part in the campaign include Britain, France, Italy, Australia and the US. As a result many World War I shipwrecks in the Adriatic are present even today. In modern times, scuba diving is very popular in the Adriatic and many scuba diving schools have a session for divers to explore these World War I shipwrecks. |
Initially, the Allied forces were successful in blockading the navies of the Germans and Hungarians. However, this success did not extend to the German submarines. For the first time in naval warfare, human torpedo and MAS torpedo were used. These were new weapons, never seen before and they resulted in sinking 2 Austrian battleships in the year 1918. The battleships were SMS Viribus Unitis and Szent Istvan.
The shipwreck of French destroyer, Renaudin, is also present in the Adriatic. This ship was sunk on 16th March 1916 at Durazzo. The U5, which is a type of German submarine, also torpedoed an Italian troop ship on 8th June 1916. This ship was called Pincipe Umberto and the incident occurred at Linguetta.
Similarly, many ships were sunk in the Adriatic. It is estimated that the K.uK Kriegsmarine submarine was responsible for sinking a total of 117 ships during the First World War, and many of these ships were sunk in the Adriatic. The ships that could not be salvaged are still lying at the bottom of the Adriatic.
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Initially, when World War One started, the US was involved in it. However, the African Americans saw the war as an opportunity to win respect in the society that was segregated and treated the African Americans as second class citizens. The African Americans, despite their treatment, were willing to serve their nation when it became clear that the US would be entering the war. Unfortunately, even then the military was turning them away. 