![]() In February 1915, German U-Boats began to attack all merchant vessels in British waters. ![]() It fell to the U-Boats to harass the Royal Navy, and the easier targets of merchant ships that were forced to cross the Atlantic. Even though the German navy sank more British warships than it lost at the Battle of Jutland (31 May to 1 June 1916), the Germans retreated back to their ports and were effectively bottled up there for the rest of the war. Germany had a powerful navy, but was cautious about losing it in a major naval engagement. Germany, blockaded by Britain’s superior navy, turned to submarines in an attempt to sever Britain’s naval lifeline across the Atlantic. ![]() German submarines, or U-Boats, threatened Canadian merchant ships carrying troops and supplies to Britain, whose war effort depended on this support. ![]()
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