The British ocean liner was torpedoed by the Germans during World War I, killing over one thousand people and changing the ...
Cork marked the 109th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania during the First World War with a series of special events and ceremonies on Monday afternoon. The liner was torpedoed by a German ...
The magnificent Lusitania sank in just 18 minutes, carrying secrets and riches to the bottom of the ocean. This is the dramatic, decades-long story of the high-stakes race to recover her lost ...
The Lusitania and the RMS Titanic are two of the most majestic vessels the British have ever produced. Both tragically sank, causing enormous loss of life. What's particularly notable about the two ...
BLOOMINGTON — One of the pivotal events of World War I was the sinking of the British luxury liner Lusitania on May 7, 1915, when a single torpedo from a German U-boat claimed the lives of nearly ...
On May 7, 1915, the Germany submarine (U-boat) U-20 sank the British ocean liner Lusitania. Approximately 1200 civilians died; more than 100 were U.S. citizens. In reply to President Woodrow Wilson’s ...
On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat fired a single torpedo at the Lusitania, an ocean liner carrying 1,959 passengers and crew. The ship sank in less than 20 minutes, killing 1,195 people. Among the dead ...
Discover the story of the RMS Lusitania, torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, off the coast of Ireland. The tragedy claimed nearly 1,300 lives, including 120 Americans, and helped shift U.S.