A huge German U-boat had washed ashore right in front of the popular Queens Hotel.
The submarine SM U-118 was commissioned on 8 May 1918, and put into service in the eastern Atlantic.
The SM U-118 scored its first hit on the British steamerWellingtonafter four months.
Early the following month, U-118 sank its second and last ship, the British tankerArca.
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Initially there were attempts to displace the stricken vessel.
Meanwhile there was a steady stream of visitors to Hastings to see the beached vessel.
Both men died shortly after.
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