[capitan_refugio]

About the only factual statement concerning pre-WWI U-boats was that they did deploy to the North Atlantic in 1912. The only problem is, there is no record they deployed to the north-WEST Atlantic. The North Sea is, afterall, part of the north Atlantic; as is the English Channel; as is the Norwegian Sea; as is the Faroes Gap; et cetera. The German U-boats of the era, as were almost all submarines built then, basically for coastal defense. This would change in a few short years. But in 1912, the idea of an ocean-going submarine was only found in Jules Verne novels.

[Consort]

But in 1912, the idea of an ocean-going submarine was only found in Jules Verne novels. I think so, as well. But it's fun to join a new conspiracy theory for a little while.