Warship Wednesday 24 June 2026: Scourge of the Med

Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies from 1833 to 1954, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.- Christopher Eger If you enjoy my always ad-free Warship Wednesday content, you can support it by buying me a cup of joe at https://buymeacoffee.com/lsozi As Henk says: “Warship Coffee – no sugar, just a pinch of salt!” Warship Wednesday 24 June 2026: Scourge of the Med Image by German official photographer, part of the German official post-war exchange catalog, BUFA No. 2565. U.S. National Archives 165-GB-02565 Above we see the U-31-class submarine, SM U-35, stopping an Allied steamer during the Great War, with her deck gun slewed towards the aforementioned merchantman and ripping a round out. Under skipper Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere, across 11 war patrols conducted between January 1916 and March 1918, the little boat would claim no…