Claim: SS La Provence was an ocean liner and auxiliary cruiser that was by the German U-boat U-35 in the Mediterranean Sea on 26 February 1916 which resulted in the death of many people, with contemporary reports from Paris indicated nearly 8,000 persons aboard and 3,130 lives lost, but modern accounts of losses revise those numbers downward to about 1,700 troops aboard and under 1,000 lost.
Evidence: Contemporary reports from Paris indicated nearly 4,000 persons aboard and 3,130 lives lost.