at same time, germans determined establish force in adriatic open commerce war against allied trade in mediterranean.
by end of june 1915, germans had assembled further 3 pre-fabricated type ub submarines @ pola in istria, 2 of them intended transfer austrian navy. assembling 3 type uc minelaying submarines, ordered converted transports carry small quantities of critical supplies turkey. however, ub submarines hindered short operational range , dardanelles currents, , in july u-21—the u-boat decent operating range—was damaged mine , confined constantinople.
on 21 july, ocean-going submarines u-34 , u-35 detached service in baltic , sent cattaro (in present-day montenegro), germans deciding make use of austrian bases rather constantinople, since there better supply , repair facilities in adriatic , avoided submarines having negotiate dangerous passage through dardanelles. in august, u-33 , u-39 joined german flotilla stationed @ cattaro, following pleas german military attaché in constantinople, reported royal navy s close naval support inflicting heavy losses on turkish forces @ gallipoli beachheads.
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