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Catalogue of official A.E.F. photographs (1919):
"41013. German submarine U-boat 155 looking from stern to bow.
London, England. December 4, 1918. "
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Or: "41012 [312SD8]. New commander, Lieut. J. A. Blackburn, R. N. D. S. C, with Mate J. Davis, E. N,, and crew on deck of German submarine, U-boat 155, surrendered to British. London, England. December 4, 1918."

Just a little different today: "CENTRAL LONDON’S ONLY MARINA Steeped in heritage and truly unique, St. Katharine Docks are home to a collection of high-quality offices, restaurants and bars. A vibrant and dynamic London quarter." www.skdocks.co.uk/ June, 2016 Street View: www.google.com/maps/@51.5065762,-0.0721035,3a,75y,51.63h,...

I found 41012 (referenced above by B-59) on a U.S. Navy site: " Title: Commander Lieutenant J. A. Blackburn Caption: New Commander Lieutenant J. A. Blackburn, R.N., D.S.C., with mate J. Davis, R. N., and crew on deck of German submarine U-155, surrendered to British, London, England." www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerica...

The ship on the left is (I believe) the Hamburg America Line's SS Viktoria Luise. Built as the SS Deutschland for the North Atlantic run in 1900, she held -for a time- the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic Crossing. She was renamed/rebuilt in 1911 and converted to one of the earliest and finest Cruise Ships, where speed was not so important. I would date this photo 1911-1914 see also

This photo (in a cropped version) is depicted in The Sun and New York press., July 30, 1916, SECTION 5 SPECIAL FEATURE SUPPLEMENT, Image 49 with article "DANISH ISLES FOR UNCLE SAM" (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030430/1916-07-30/ed-...). The United States purchased St. Thomas (along with Saint John and Saint Croix) in 1917 for $25 million in gold, as part of a defensive strategy to maintain control over the Caribbean and the Panama Canal during the First World War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands

All the Charlotte Amalie photos in this set, www.flickr.com/search/?q=charlotte+amalie+st.+Thomas+bain...

The Sun used 6 of the 9 bain photos. This one's caption: "The landlocked basin - where big ships find safe harbor."

Seuss. good catch, I think this has to be the Victoria Louise, before she returned to Germany in 1914 for the duration of the war. She was definitely in St. Thomas as late as March, 1914: flic.kr/p/7zqt1q

Many Mothers in Germany lost their son's or daughters fighting for Hitler. And many of the German soldiers shot Innocent Jewish People ,young and old. They also tortured and killed many from the Soviet Union. A German Mother should hang her head in shame.

The "Mutterkreuz" was commonly also called "rabbit medal" (Kaninchenorden). It was supposed to be given to women who had given birth to at least four children. More info (albeit in German): (www.annefrankguide.net/en-US/bronnenbank.asp?aid=27226) (www.dhm.de/lemo/html/nazi/innenpolitik/mutterkreuz/)