Battle of Funchal

The Battle of Funchal on 3 and 16 December 1916 was a series of two attacks by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-38 on the port of Funchal, capital of Madeira during World War I. German sailors succeeded to sink three Allied and one Portuguese ships and also bombarded the city causing several casualties and serious material damage before the Portuguese coastal batteries were able to respond

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1916  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, First Portuguese Republic, German Empire, 

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Location: 32.65, -16.9167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1916 Battle of Funchal

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Torso do monumento aos mortos na manhã de 3 de Dezembro de 1916, bronze de Francisco Franco, 1917, cemitério das Angústias, São Martinho, Funchal - Image 170755

Wreck of the Dacia and of the Kanguroo

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Funchal	naval battle, German Empire, First Portuguese Republic	Wikidata
site	fort		Forte da Penha de França	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Forte de São Bento da Ribeira Brava	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Forte de São Fernando	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortim do Porto da Cruz	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort	1490	Palácio de São Lourenço	fort, cultural heritage, museum, palace	Wikidata
site	fort	1600	Fortaleza de São João Baptista do Pico	fort, cultural heritage, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1614	Fortaleza de São Tiago	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort	1640	Forte dos Louros	cultural heritage, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1700	Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Ilhéu	cultural heritage, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1706	Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort	1708	Forte de São João Baptista	fort, cultural heritage, fortress	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Museu Militar da Madeira	military museum, collection	Wikidata
commons	image		Torso do monumento aos mortos na manhã de 3 de Dezembro de 1916, bronze de Francisco Franco, 1917, cemitério das Angústias, São Martinho, Funchal - Image 170755		Commons
commons	image		Wreck of the Dacia and of the Kanguroo		Commons