Shipping traffic coming from Gibraltar heading west according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 16 August 1917

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An item reported the ships coming from Gibraltar heading west between 10-14 August: 2 French passenger steamships, 11 British steamships, 1 steamship, 1 Brazilian steamship, 4 Spanish steamships; as part of a convoy: 1 British guard vessel, 12 steamships, 1 passenger steamship and British warships Irresistible (1), 1 American steamship armed with 2 guns and 1 Greek steamship; 1 minelayer together with 7 full loaded deep lying cargo ships, 1 Italian steamship, 1 Belgian steam tanker and 1 Greek steamship.

Note

1. Pencil note that she was destroyed on 18 March 1915 in the Dardanelles so that it should be another ship. This note is correct, this Formidable-class battleship was indeed lost on that date. The second part of the note is difficult to understand it says muss also neubau sein [should be new building], but that can’t be correct. Laid down by Chatham Dockyard on 11 April 1898, launched on 15 December 1898, completed in October 1901, commissioned on 4 February 1902 and lost on 18 March 1915. Part of Formidable-class precedeed by Canopus-class succeeded by London-class.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM-40-622