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U.S. vessel Gulflight sunk by German submarines

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The Germans torpedoed the U.S. Gulflight without warning despite America's neutrality. While the German government apologised, they would not alter their policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "U.S. vessel Gulflight sunk by German submarines". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=12290, accessed 09 June 2026.]

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