The American 5,189 ton tanker Gulflight, built for Gulf Refining Company (a predecessor of Gulf Oil), was launched on 8 August 1914. History The technology of oil transportation has evolved alongside the oil industry Gulf Oil was a major global oil company from the 1900s to the 1980s Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Despite American neutrality at the time, the ship was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-30 on 1 May 1915. U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year She beached on the Isles of Scilly, and was later refloated and repaired. Of the 38 crew, there were three fatalities. She was the first American ship to be torpedoed during World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The German government apologized for the error, but refused to change their strategy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
The incident, along with the sinking of RMS Lusitania, caused the American government to increase spending on the US Navy. Construction and trials Owned by the Cunard Steamship Company built by John Brown and Company Lusitania was named for the ancient Roman province of
See also
History of the United States Navy
External links
- US History — Gulflight
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