This is a cache in a series of caches that highlights some of the Battles fought by American Forces. Hopefully as you go thru these, you will either refresh a memory or learn something new.
Refer to Day of an American Battle-19Oct2007 GC for a more detailed description
The First Battle of the Atlantic (1914–1918) was a naval campaign of World War I, largely fought in the seas around the British Isles and in the Atlantic Ocean. Both the German Empire and United Kingdom relied heavily on imports to feed their population and supply their war industry; thus both aimed to blockade each other. The British had the Royal Navy which was superior in numbers and could operate within the British Empire. The German fleet mainly used unrestricted submarine warfare. The successful blockade of Germany contributed to its military defeat in 1918, and still in effect, enforced also the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in mid-1919.
The cache is at N34 31.820 w84 0x.675
X= In April 1917 when a record _81,027 tons were sunk by the U-boats