Anonymous steamship challenging submarines according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 28 August 1917

An item reported that submarines sighted on 1 August in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar an empty steamship cruising which gave the impression of being loaded, challenging submarines to launch torpedoes which would pass underneath due to her small draught.(1)

Note

1. Q-ship?

Source

Bundesarchiv RM-40-622