Shipping traffic heading to the west of Gibraltar on 5 August according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 9 August 1917

An item reported the sighting on 5 August heading to the west of 1 American steam tanker, 1 Danish steamship, 1 Russian steamship, 1 Italian steamship, 1 armed British steamship and 1 with4 guns armed French auxiliary cruiser from Gibraltar.

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622