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The ''Pfalz'' was a 6,557 ton cargo steamer operated by German shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Norddeutsche Lloyd (NDL) )〕 The ship became the target of the first shot fired by Australian forces in World War I, soon after departing the Port of Melbourne in Australia.〔 〕 ==Norddeutscher Lloyd service== The ship departed Victoria Dock in Melbourne on 5 August 1914, with Williamstown-based pilot Captain Montgomery Robinson aboard.〔 〕 As the ship passed Portsea it was momentarily stopped by the SS ''Alvina'' but allowed to proceed. Just before the ship approached Port Phillip heads, the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery stationed at Fort Nepean was informed of the declaration of war with Germany, and had received an order to "stop her or sink her". Signals were hoisted, commanding the ship to halt. As the warning had no effect, a shot was fired across the bow of the ship from one of the fort's 6 inch Mk VII guns. This was the first British Empire shot of the war.〔 The pilot convinced the ship's master that a second round would likely be directed at the ship itself, and the ship was turned around. The ship was taken back to Portsea where the crew was placed under arrest.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Pfalz (1913)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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