the support for the monitor in bombarding troops of the Ottoman Empire stationed north of Gaza. The monitor was joined by and , and three French destroyers and the ships moored off the coast of Deir al-Balah, but, on 10 November, the German submarine , led by Lieutenant Hans Wendlandt, arrived in the area. Remained at periscope depth, Wendlandt monitored the flotilla until he found a gap between the anti-submarine nets and the coast. He launched torpedoes at M15 and Staunch. Both ships sank, and eight sailors aboard Staunch were killed. The submarine escaped unscathed. Pennant numbers References Citations Bibliography 1910 ships Staunch (1910) Maritime incidents in 1917 Ships built on the River Clyde Ships sunk by German submarines in World War I Staunch (1910) World War I shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea